For the Glory of God: The Role of Christianity in the Rise and Development of Modern Science

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For the Glory of God: The Role of Christianity in the Rise and Development of Modern Science

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By: Richard H. Jones

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University Press of America / 2012 / Paperback

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Title: For the Glory of God: The Role of Christianity in the Rise and Development of Modern Science
By: Richard H. Jones
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 262
Vendor: University Press of America
Publication Date: 2012

Dimensions: 8.90 X 5.90 X 0.70 (inches)
Weight: 14 ounces
ISBN: 076185858X
ISBN-13: 9780761858584
Series: History of Christian Ideas and Control Beliefs in Science
Stock No: WW858584

Publisher's Description

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For the Glory of God addresses key questions regarding the connection between religion and science. Richard H. Jones investigates whether ideas from the Bible and Christian theology have played a significant role in the development of modern scientific theories. If so, has the role always been positive or negative? In this regard, does religion have the epistemic right to control science or to offer an alternative Christian science to mainstream science? Is creationism or intelligent design a science on the same footing with neo-Darwinism? Is the integrity of science today in danger of religious control? In this volume, Jones provides an illuminating history of the role of Christian ideas in the physical and biological sciences from the Middle Ages to today. He reveals the failure of the popular war and harmony models for the relation of religion and science and shows that a control model does work to explain the complex history of religion and science.

Author Bio

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Richard H. Jones holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in the history and philosophy of religion and an A.B. from Brown University in religious studies. He also holds a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in New York City. He is the author of Science and Mysticism (Bucknell University Press/Booksurge), Mysticism Examined (State University of New York Press), Reductionism (Bucknell University Press), Mysticism and Morality (Lexington Books), Curing the Philosopher’s Disease (University Press of America), One Nation Under God? (University Press of America), and For the Glory of God: Volume I: The Dependency Thesis and Control Beliefs (University Press of America).