Slaying the dragons : destroying myths in the history of science and faith / Allan Chapman.
Pubblicazione:
Oxford : Lion, 2013.
Descrizione fisica:
256 p. ; 22 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. 1. Myths, monotheism and the origins of western science 2. The origins of unbelief: part 1: Ancients and early moderns 3. The origins of unbelief: part 2: Dreams of a brave New World 4. The historical roots of anti-Christianity: part 1: Two persistent myths 5. The historical roots of anti-Christianity: part 2: Myths of changing circumstances 6. Some popular myths about science and religion 7. Monkeying around with history: the myth of the big 1860 Oxford debate on evolution 8. The myth of the young earth and the origins of evolutionary ideas 9. Charles Darwin: monkey, man and myth 10. Countering the big lie 11. Does science challenge religion? The great atheist myth 12. The age thet lost its nerve: the dilemma of Christendom in the modern world: part 1: Myths and mechanisms 13. The age thet lost its nerve: the dilemma of Christendom in the modern world: part 2: The myth of secular transcendence 14. Rediscovering the compass, or where do we go from here? 15. Postscript: Why do so many modern intellectuals waste their energy attacking Christianity?. Further reading. Index
