Promotional Information

Addresses the interaction of science and religion during the period in which science rose to prominence in Western culture.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Series Foreword Galileo and the Church: Or, How Do Science and Religion Interact? Religion and the Transition to "Modern" Science: Christian Demands For Useful Knowledge Science and the Catholicism in the Scientific Revolution, 1550-1770 Science and Religion in England: 1590-1740 Newton's Religion, Newtonian Religions, and Eighteenth Century Reactions Scientific Understandings of Religion and Religious Understandings of Science, 1700-1859 Back to the Beginnings--Of the Earth, of Life, and of Humankind--1680-1859 What To Do About Darwin? Primary Sources Annotated Bibliography Time-Line Index

About the Author

RICHARD G. OLSON is Professor of History and Willard W. Keith Fellow in the Humanities at Harvey Mudd College. His work has focused on the interrelationships between the natural sciences and other cultural domains, including moral philosophy, the social sciences, political ideology, and religion. His publications include Science Deified and Science Defied (vol. 1, 1982, vol. 2, 1990) and The Emergence of the Social Sciences, 1642-1792 (1993).

Reviews

"Olson....has written a book that will become indispensable reference for undergraduate research and pedagogy for this rich and interesting topic....The book is highly recommended."-H-Net Reviews

?[A]n excellent guide, a recommended reference pick....[a]n excellent comprehensive survey.?-MBR Bookwatch

?As discussions continue in school boards throughout the country on the issue of teaching evolution in biology classes, it can be helpful to know the history of the interaction between science and religion in the recent past. Richard Olson provides such an account for the period from 1490 to 1900. His account is lucid and accurate....This book is a very useful addition to the subject.?-SB&F

?Highly recommended. Readers with an interest in science, at the lower-undergraduate level and above.?-Choice

?Libraries needing in-depth scholarly material on the link between science and religion will find this a worthwhile purchase.?-Library Media Connection

"ÝA¨n excellent guide, a recommended reference pick....Ýa¨n excellent comprehensive survey."-MBR Bookwatch

"[A]n excellent guide, a recommended reference pick....[a]n excellent comprehensive survey."-MBR Bookwatch

"Highly recommended. Readers with an interest in science, at the lower-undergraduate level and above."-Choice

"Libraries needing in-depth scholarly material on the link between science and religion will find this a worthwhile purchase."-Library Media Connection

"As discussions continue in school boards throughout the country on the issue of teaching evolution in biology classes, it can be helpful to know the history of the interaction between science and religion in the recent past. Richard Olson provides such an account for the period from 1490 to 1900. His account is lucid and accurate....This book is a very useful addition to the subject."-SB&F