Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition

Language: English

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, US, 2024

0822967413 / 9780822967415

Series: Book 37 of 49 - Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century

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The story of the "conflict thesis" between science and religion-the notion of perennial conflict or warfare between the two-is part of our modern self-understanding. As the story goes, John William Draper (1811-1882) and Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) constructed dramatic narratives in the nineteenth century that cast religion as the relentless enemy of scientific progress. And yet, despite its resilience in popular culture, historians today have largely debunked the conflict thesis. Unravelling its origins, James Ungureanu argues that Draper and White actually hoped their narratives would preserve religious belief. For them, science was ultimately a scapegoat for a much larger and more important argument dating back to the Protestant Reformation, where one theological tradition was pitted against another-a more progressive, liberal, and diffusive Christianity against a more traditional, conservative, and orthodox Christianity. By the mid-nineteenth century, narratives of conflict between "science and religion" were largely deployed between contending theological schools of thought. However, these narratives were later appropriated by secularists, freethinkers, and atheists as weapons against all religion. By revisiting its origins, development, and popularization, Ungureanu ultimately reveals that the "conflict thesis" was just one of the many unintended consequences of the Protestant Reformation.…

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Title
Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition
Author
James C. Ungureanu
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press, US
Publication year
2024
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New
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Paperback
Language
English
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9780822967415
Series
Book 37 of 49: Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century

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