If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, Ronald Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Until about the 1970s, the dominant narrative in the history of science had long been that of science triumphant, and science at war with religion. But a new generation of historians both of science and of the church began to examine episodes in the history of science and religion through the values and knowledge of the actors themselves. Now Ronald Numbers has recruited the leading scholars in this new history of science to ?puncture the myths, from Galileo's incarceration to Darwin's deathbed conversion to Einstein's belief in a personal God who ?didn't play dice with the universe.? The picture of science and religion at each other's throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in Galileo Goes to Jail shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond the myths.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13
9780674057418
eBay Product ID (ePID)
93380006
Product Key Features
Author
Ronald L. Numbers
Publication Name
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Ronald L. Numbers
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