A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
Author: Andrew Dickson White
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Published: 1897
Total Pages: 570
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Author: Andrew Dickson White
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Published: 1897
Total Pages: 570
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Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2022-10-20
Total Pages: 729
ISBN-13: 3368287532
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Published: 2004-01-01
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ISBN-13: 9781418150167
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Published: 1876
Total Pages: 164
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James C. Ungureanu
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 2019-10-29
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780822945819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the “conflict thesis” between science and religion—the notion of perennial conflict or warfare between the two—is part of our modern self-understanding. As the story goes, John William Draper (1811–1882) and Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918) constructed dramatic narratives in the nineteenth century that cast religion as the relentless enemy of scientific progress. And yet, despite its resilience in popular culture, historians today have largely debunked the conflict thesis. Unravelling its origins, James Ungureanu argues that Draper and White actually hoped their narratives would preserve religious belief. For them, science was ultimately a scapegoat for a much larger and more important argument dating back to the Protestant Reformation, where one theological tradition was pitted against another—a more progressive, liberal, and diffusive Christianity against a more traditional, conservative, and orthodox Christianity. By the mid-nineteenth century, narratives of conflict between “science and religion” were largely deployed between contending theological schools of thought. However, these narratives were later appropriated by secularists, freethinkers, and atheists as weapons against all religion. By revisiting its origins, development, and popularization, Ungureanu ultimately reveals that the “conflict thesis” was just one of the many unintended consequences of the Protestant Reformation.
Author: Andrew Dickson White
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-01-31
Total Pages: 674
ISBN-13: 9781507804940
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"History of the Warfare of Science", by Andrew Dickson White. Andrew Dickson White was a diplomat, historian and educator, who was the co-founder of Cornell University (1832-1918).
Author: David C. Lindberg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-10
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 0520908031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the publication in 1896 of Andrew Dickson White's classic History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, no comprehensive history of the subject has appeared in the English language. Although many twentieth-century historians have written on the relationship between Christianity and science, and in the process have called into question many of White's conclusions, the image of warfare lingers in the public mind. To provide an up-to-date alternative, based on the best available scholarship and written in nontechnical language, the editors of this volume have assembled an international group of distinguished historians. In eighteen essays prepared especially for this book, these authors cover the period from the early Christian church to the twentieth century, offering fresh appraisals of such encounters as the trial of Galileo, the formulation of the Newtonian worldview, the coming of Darwinism, and the ongoing controversies over "scientific creationism." They explore not only the impact of religion on science, but also the influence of science and religion. This landmark volume promises not only to silence the persistent rumors of war between Christianity and science, but also serve as the point of departure for new explorations of their relationship, Scholars and general readers alike will find it provocative and readable.
Author: Andrew Dickson White
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-07-03
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781514813843
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Author: Andrew Dickson White
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 67
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Published: 2023
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ISBN-13: 9789357279956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAndrew Dickson White, a founding member of Cornell University, released A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom in two volumes in 1896. The original purpose of White's 1874 lecture on The Battlefields of Science is stated in the introduction. White expanded on this idea in a book titled The Warfare of Science that same year. He traces the growing separation of science from theology in numerous domains in these books. According to science historian Lawrence M. Principe, "No credible historians of science now continue to support the warfare thesis... The foundations of the warfare thesis may be found in the writings of two persons, John William Draper and Andrew Dickson White, from the late 19th century. Scientists have known for years that White and Draper's claims are more propaganda than history, according to science historian and atheist Ronald Numbers, who wrote in a collection about errors committed by White and others. The "battle" paradigm was based on a terrible oversimplification that required all facets of the history of science and religion to fit into one ill-chosen conceptual box. As a result, many scholars ignored the vast amount of historical information that simply didn't fit into that box.