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Many of the bitterest conflicts over science have taken place within religious communities, where differences easily mutate into heresies. The historical problem is not so much the claim that science and religion have generated conflicts but the unwarranted generalizations made about the nature of t...

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Published inScience and Christianity in Pulpit and Pew
Main Author Numbers, Ronald L
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford University Press 10.09.2007
Subjects
warfare thesis
Christianity
evolution
science-religion conflict
Darwinism
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Summary:Many of the bitterest conflicts over science have taken place within religious communities, where differences easily mutate into heresies. The historical problem is not so much the claim that science and religion have generated conflicts but the unwarranted generalizations made about the nature of the encounters. Proponents of the warfare thesis have typically failed to recognize that religious people and institutions have often cultivated the study of nature. The chapters in this book contribute to the ongoing complexification of the science-and-religion narrative, while at the same time addressing major themes and developments in the history of Christianity and science.
ISBN:0195320379
9780195320374
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195320374.003.0001