Science and Christianity in Pulpit and Pew.
Title:
Science and Christianity in Pulpit and Pew.
Author:
Numbers, Ronald L.
ISBN:
9780198043249
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (207 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Science and Christianity among the People: A Vulgar History -- 2. Science without God: Natural Laws and Christian Beliefs -- 3. Reading the Book of Nature through American Lenses -- 4. Experiencing Evolution: Psychological Responses to the Claims of Science and Religion -- 5. Charles Hodge and the Beauties and Deformities of Science -- 6. ''The Most Important Biblical Discovery of Our Time'': William Henry Green and the Demise of Ussher's Chronology -- 7. Science, Secularization, and Privatization: A Concluding Note -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Ronald Numbers is one of the best known scholars of the relationship between science and religion. In this volume he collects seven of his published papers focusing on Christianity and science. The essays address broad topics such as the popularization of scientific ideas, secularization, and the development of the naturalistic worldview. One essay considers the writings of Charles Hodge, the most influential American Protestant theologian of the 19th century, revealing for the first time the central role that science played in his theology. Another deals with the demise of Bishop Ussher's "young earth" cosmology, especially among evangelical Christians. Taken together, these accessible and authoritative essays form a perfect introduction to Christian attitudes towards science since the 17th century.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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