The Soul of Science

In this book, will identify and track some of the more significant philosophical streams
of thought since the scientific revolution. As we proceed, it will become clear that the
progress of science was a far cry from the simple “emancipation” from religion. On the
contrary, science has been shaped largely by debates among Christians over which
philosophy of nature gives the best way to conceptualize the kind of world God created and the nature of His relationship to it. Even after philosophical materialism began to penetrate scientific thought, Christian influences remained vibrant. References to God in public discourse were common. Not until the late nineteenth to early twentieth century did Christian faith lose its hold as a shared, public commitment and retreat to the realm of private, individual belief.
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