Written by distinguished historians of science and religion; the thirty essays in this volume survey the relationship of Western religious traditions to science from the beginning of the Christian era to the late twentieth century. This wide-ranging collection also introduces a variety of approaches to understanding their intersection; suggesting a model not of inalterable conflict; but of complex interaction. Tracing the rise of science from its birth in the medieval West through the scientific revolution; the contributors describe major shifts that were marked by discoveries such as those of Copernicus; Galileo; and Isaac Newton and the Catholic and Protestant reactions to them. They assess changes in scientific understanding brought about by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century transformations in geology; cosmology; and biology; together with the responses of both mainstream religious groups and such newer movements as evangelicalism and fundamentalism. The book also treats the theological implications of contemporary science and evaluates recent approaches such as environmentalism; gender studies; social construction; and postmodernism; which are at the center of current debates in the historiography; understanding; and application of science. Contributors: Colin A. Russell; David B. Wilson; Edward Grant; David C. Lindberg; Alnoor Dhanani; Owen Gingerich; Richard J. Blackwell; Edward B. Davis; Michael P. Winship; John Henry; Margaret J. Osler; Richard S. Westfall; John Hedley Brooke; Nicolaas A. Rupke; Peter M. Hess; James Moore; Peter J. Bowler; Ronald L. Numbers; Steven J. Harris; Mark A. Noll; Edward J. Larson; Richard Olson; Craig Sean McConnell; Robin Collins; William A. Dembski; David N. Livingstone; Sara Miles; and Stephen P. Weldon.
#582389 in Books Johns Hopkins University Press 1989-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .43 x 6.00l; .50 #File Name: 0801839319133 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A true African point of view...!By David Darlene NodenOne of the rare books on colonial history from the African point of view. This point of view is not given the place it needs to have in the writing of history.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. great bookBy yin Agreat book on African history; as the book is titled African perspectives; this book is great because it is written from the viewpoint and opinion of an African prof. Great fro any one wanting to learn modern African history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy TED KAZA different outlook on European colonization in Africa told by the colonized. I found it very interesting
