Reconciling science and religion : the debate in early-twentieth-century Britain / Peter J. Bowler.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The university of Chicago press, 2001.
Descrizione fisica:
479 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Science and its conceptual foundations
Contiene:
Indice: Illustrations. Preface. Introduction: A Legacy of Conflict?. Pt 1. The sciences and religion: 1. The religion of scientists 2. Scientists against superstition 3. Physics and cosmology 4. Evolution and the new natural theology 5. Matter, life, and mind. Pt 2. The churches and science: 6. The churches in the new century 7. The new theology in the free churches 8. Anglican modernism. Pt. 3. The wider debate: 10. Science and secularism 11. Religion's defender. Epilogue. Biographical appendix. Bibliography. Index