For the Glory of God: The Role of Christianity in the Rise and Development of Modern Science, The History of Christian Ideas and Control Beliefs in Science

Richard H. Jones

doi:10.5771/9780761858591

Summary

For the Glory of God addresses key questions regarding the connection between religion and science. Richard H. Jones investigates whether ideas from the Bible and Christian theology have played a significant role in the development of modern scientific theories. If so, has the role always been positive or negative? In this regard, does religion have the epistemic right to control science or to offer an alternative “Christian” science to mainstream science? Is creationism or intelligent design a “science” on the same footing with neo-Darwinism? Is the integrity of science today in danger of religious control? In this volume, Jones provides an illuminating history of the role of Christian ideas in the physical and biological sciences from the Middle Ages to today. He reveals the failure of the popular “war” and “harmony” models for the relation of religion and science and shows that a “control” model does work to explain the complex history of religion and science.

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Edition: 1/2012
Copyright Year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-5858-4
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-5859-1
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 262
Product Type: Monograph

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Preface No access
1 Natural Philosophy and the Physical Sciences Through the 17th Century No access Pages 1 - 40
2 Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics in the 18th and 19th Centuries No access Pages 41 - 62
3 Quantum Physics and Cosmology in the 20th Century and Today No access Pages 63 - 104
4 Natural History, Geology, and Biology Through the 19th Century No access Pages 105 - 140
5 Creationism and Intelligent Design No access Pages 141 - 198
6 Theistic Evolutionism No access Pages 199 - 222
7 The Autonomy of Science Today No access Pages 223 - 236
1. A. Is Science the Cause of Unbelief? No access
2. B. Miracles and Science No access
References No access Pages 247 - 256
Index No access Pages 257 - 262