History of the Conflict between Religion and Science

John William Draper

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511692918

This fascinating text, first published in 1875, is a key early example of the conflict thesis. This theory expounds the premise of an intrinsic conflict between science and religion, and is archetypal of one aspect of this late-Victorian debate. Draper asserts that science has reached a point where its threat to traditional teachings can no longer be ignored, and he offers this history as a means to understanding both the interaction between religion and science and their perpetual opposition. He covers examples of this relationship, from Christianity's origins to the then contemporary crisis of church division and the Prussian–Austrian war, and also examines in turn what both Christianity and science have done for modern civilisation. Discussions of the central points of crossover and change in the history of science and Christianity lead to the conclusion that for religion to survive it must accept fact and reason.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Preface
pp v-xvi

Contents
pp xvii-xxii

CHAPTER I - THE ORIGIN OF SCIENCE
pp 1-33

CHAPTER II - THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY.—ITS TRANSFORMATION ON ATTAINING IMPERIAL POWER.—ITS RELATIONS TO SCIENCE
pp 34-67

CHAPTER III - CONFLICT RESPECTING THE DOCTRINE OF THE UNITY OF GOD.—THE FIRST OR SOUTHERN REFORMATION
pp 68-101

CHAPTER IV - THE RESTORATION OF SCIENCE IN THE SOUTH
pp 102-118

CHAPTER V - CONFLICT RESPECTING THE NATURE OF THE SOUL.—DOCTRINE OF EMANATION AND ABSORPTION
pp 119-151

CHAPTER VI - CONFLICT RESPECTING THE NATURE OF THE WORLD
pp 152-181

CHAPTER VII - CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE AGE OF THE EARTH
pp 182-200

CHAPTER VIII - CONFLICT RESPECTING THE CRITERION OF TRUTH
pp 201-227

CHAPTER IX - CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNIVERSE
pp 228-254

CHAPTER X - LATIN CHRISTIANITY IN RELATION TO MODERN CIVILIZATION
pp 255-285

CHAPTER XI - SCIENCE IN RELATION TO MODERN CIVILIZATION
pp 286-326

CHAPTER XII - THE IMPENDING CRISIS
pp 327-367

INDEX
pp 368-373

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