Science, religion, and the Protestant tradition: retracing the origins of conflict

Introduction -- Draper and the new Protestant historiography -- White and the search for a "religion pure and undefiled" -- English Protestantism and the history of conflict -- American new theology and the evolution of religion -- Youmans and the "peacemakers" -- Reading Draper...

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Autor principal: Ungureanu, James C. (Autor)
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Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa University of Pittsburgh Press [2019]
En:Año: 2019
Colección / Revista:Science and culture in the nineteenth century
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Draper, John William 1811-1882 / White, Andrew Dickson 1832-1918 / Protestantismo / Religión / Ciencias naturales / Historia 1800-1918
Otras palabras clave:B Religion and science
B 11.55 Protestantism
B Protestantism
B Religion and science History 19th century
B History
B History of the warfare of science with theology in Christendom (White, Andrew Dickson)
B White, Andrew Dickson (1832-1918) History of the warfare of science with theology in Christendom
B Draper, John William (1811-1882) History of the conflict between religion and science
B History of the conflict between religion and science (Draper, John William)
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Sumario:Introduction -- Draper and the new Protestant historiography -- White and the search for a "religion pure and undefiled" -- English Protestantism and the history of conflict -- American new theology and the evolution of religion -- Youmans and the "peacemakers" -- Reading Draper and White : a failed reconciliation -- Conclusions.
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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-349) and index
ISBN:0822945819