A History of the Warfare of Science With Theology in Christendom

A History of the Warfare of Science With Theology in Christendom
Author: Andrew Dickson White
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2014-02-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781496005373

"My hope is to aid--even if it be but a little--in the gradual and healthful dissolving away of this mass of unreason, that the stream of "religion pure and undefiled" may flow on broad and clear, a blessing to humanity." "It reminds the reader of just how far we have advanced in our understandings of the relationships among religion, science, technology, and theology." --Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith The Visible Universe Theological Teachings Regarding The Animals And Man , Of An Evolution In Animated Nature The Final Effort Of Theology Chapter II. Geography The Form Of The Earth The Delineation Of The Earth The Inhabitants Of The Earth The Size Of The Earth The Character Of The Earth's Surface Astronomy The Old Sacred Theory Of The Universe The Heliocentric Theory The War Upon Galileo Victory Of The Church Over Galileo From "Signs And Wonders" To Law In The Heavens The Theological View Theological Efforts To Crush The Scientific View The Invasion Of Scepticism Theological Efforts At Compromise From Genesis To Geology Growth Of Theological Explanations Efforts To Suppress The Scientific View THE FIRST GREAT EFFORT AT COMPROMISE, BASED ON THE FLOOD OF NOAH Final Efforts At Compromise. The Victory Of Science Complete The Antiquity Of Man Egyptology, And Assyriology The Sacred Chronology The New Chronology The Antiquity Of Man And Prehistoric Archaeology The Thunder-Stones The Flint Weapons And Implements The "Fall Of Man" And Anthropology The "Fall Of Man" And Ethnology The "Fall Of Man" And History From "The Prince Of The Power Of The Air" To Meteorology Growth Of A Theological Theory DIABOLIC AGENCY IN STORMS The Agency Of Witches Franklin's Lightning-Rod From Magic To Chemistry And Physics The Supremacy of Magic The Triumph of Chemistry and Physics From Miracles To Medicine The Early And Sacred Theories Of Disease Growth Of Legends Of Healing. -- The Life Of Xavier As A Typical Example The Mediaeval Miracles Of Healing Check Medical Science The Attribution Of Disease To Satanic Influence. "Pastoral Medicine" Checks Scientific Effort Theological Opposition To Anatomical Studies Theological Discouragement Of Medicine Fetich Cures Under Protestantism. The Royal Touch The Scientific Struggle For Anatomy Theological Opposition To Inoculation, Vaccination, And The Use Of Anaesthetics Final Breaking Away Of The Theological Theory In Medicine From Fetich To Hygiene The Theological View Of Epidemics And Sanitation The Triumph Of Sanitary Science The Relation Of Sanitary Science To Religion From "Demoniacal Possession" To Insanity Theological Ideas Of Lunacy And Its Treatment Beginnings Of A Healthful Scepticism The Final Struggle And Victory Of Science. -- Pinel And Tuke From Diabolism To Hysteria The Epidemics Of "Possession." Beginnings Of Helpful Scepticism Theological "Restatements." Final Triumph Of The Scientific View And Methods From Babel To Comparative Philology The Sacred Theory In Its First Form The Sacred Theory Of Language In Its Second Form Breaking Down Of The Theological View Triumph Of The New Science From The Dead Sea Legends To Comparative Mythology, The Growth Of Explanatory Transformation Myths Mediaeval Growth Of The Dead Sea Legends Post-Reformation Culmination Of The Dead Sea Legends. -- Beginnings Of A Healthful Scepticism Theological Efforts At Compromise. Triumph Of The Scientific View From Leviticus To Political Economy Origin And Progress Of Hostility To Loans At Interest Retreat Of The Church, Protestant And Catholic From The Divine Oracles To The Higher Criticism The Older Interpretation Beginnings Of Scientific Interpretation The Continued Growth Of Scientific Interpretation The Closing Struggle Victory Of The Scientific And Literary Methods Reconstructive Force Of Scientific Criticism

A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, Vol. I (in Two Volumes)

A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, Vol. I (in Two Volumes)
Author: Andrew D. White
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1616402733

The battle between science and religion in American popular life is as old as America itself. By the late 19th century, it had reached a fever pitch, culminating in the two-volume 1896 work A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom. The result of thirty years of research by historian and educator ANDREW DICKSON WHITE (1832-1918), a founder of Cornell University, this is White's attack on intellectually stifling religious dogma and his explication of the "conflict thesis" of outright warfare between science and religion. While scholars today generally see the situation as more nuanced, the conflict thesis remains a popular metaphor in the mind of the general public, and White's work continues to speak to us today. H.L. Mencken called this "one of the noblest monuments of American scholarship," and it will fascinate anyone who is troubled by the ongoing influence by religious authorities into secular science. In Volume I, White looks at the transformation of our understanding of the world from a primarily religious one of divine creation to a primarily scientific one informed by evolution, astronomy, and biology.

Passion of the Western Mind

Passion of the Western Mind
Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2011-10-19
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0307804526

"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, THE PASSION OF THE WESERN MIND is truly a complete liberal education in a single volume.

Biology, Religion, and Philosophy

Biology, Religion, and Philosophy
Author: Michael Peterson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2021-04-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1107031486

A comprehensive and accessible survey of the major issues at the biology-religion interface.