Science and Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107664463)

John Hedley Brooke offers an introduction and critical guide to one of the most fascinating and enduring issues in the development of the modern world: the relationship between scientific thought and religious belief. It is common knowledge that in western societies there have been periods of crisis when new science has threatened established authority. The trial of Galileo in 1633 and the uproar caused by Darwin's Origin of Species (1859) are two of the most famous examples. Taking account of recent scholarship in the history of science, Brooke takes a fresh look at these and similar episodes, showing that science and religion have been mutually relevant in so rich a variety of ways that no simple generalizations are possible.

Author: John Hedley Brooke
ISBN-10: 1107664462
ISBN-13: 9781107664463
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2014
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d