Science and Religion, 400 B.C. to A.D. 1550
From Aristotle to Copernicus
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Published:2nd Jun '06
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Historian Edward Grant illuminates how today's scientific culture originated with the religious thinkers of the Middle Ages. In the early centuries of Christianity, Christians studied science and natural philosophy only to the extent that these subjects proved useful for a better understanding of the Christian faith, not to acquire knowledge for its own sake. However, with the influx of Greco-Arabic science and natural philosophy into Western Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Christian attitude toward science changed dramatically. Despite some tensions in the thirteenth century, the Church and its theologians became favorably disposed toward science and natural philosophy and used them extensively in their theological deliberations.
Science and Religion should be required reading for all those teaching and researching in this area. -- Fraser F. Fleming Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 2006 Fascinating book. -- William R. Shea Archives Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences 2006 Grant gives his reader a good sense of the main trends and the rich tapestry of medieval thought. Journal of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences 2008
ISBN: 9780801884016
Dimensions: 235mm x 152mm x 20mm
Weight: 544g
328 pages