Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Evangelicals & Science in Historical Perspective

David N. Livingstone

4.5/5 ( ratings)

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, evangelicals often took their place among prominent practicing scientists, and their perspectives exerted a considerable impact on the development of modern western science. Over the last century, however, evangelical scientists have become less visible, even as the focus of evangelical engagement has shifted to political and cultural spheres.

Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective offers the first wide-ranging survey of the history of the encounter between evangelical Protestantism and science. Comprising papers by leading historians of science and religion, this collection shows that the questions of science have been central to the history of evangelicalism in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada. It will be an invaluable resource for understanding the historical context of contemporary political squabbles, such as the debate over the status of creation science and the teaching of evolution.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: April 08, 1999

ISBN: 0195115570

ISBN 13: 9780195115574

Evangelicals & Science in Historical Perspective

David N. Livingstone

4.5/5 ( ratings)

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, evangelicals often took their place among prominent practicing scientists, and their perspectives exerted a considerable impact on the development of modern western science. Over the last century, however, evangelical scientists have become less visible, even as the focus of evangelical engagement has shifted to political and cultural spheres.

Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective offers the first wide-ranging survey of the history of the encounter between evangelical Protestantism and science. Comprising papers by leading historians of science and religion, this collection shows that the questions of science have been central to the history of evangelicalism in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada. It will be an invaluable resource for understanding the historical context of contemporary political squabbles, such as the debate over the status of creation science and the teaching of evolution.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: April 08, 1999

ISBN: 0195115570

ISBN 13: 9780195115574

More books from David N. Livingstone

The Geographical Tradition

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Putting Science in Its Place: Geographies of Scientific Knowledge

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Adam's Ancestors: Race, Religion, and the Politics of Human Origins

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Darwin's Forgotten Defenders: The Encounter Between Evangelical Theology and Evolutionary Thought

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?