Table of Contents

1: Introduction: Science in `Dissenting' Religious Communities
2: Two Communities
3: Education and Careers
4: Scientific Institutions
5: Trajectories in Science
6: Quaker Attitudes and Practices
7: Quaker Responses to Evolution
8: Jewish Attitudes and Practices
9: Jewish Responses to Evolution
10: Historical Comparisons and Historiographical Reflections

About the Author

Geoffrey Cantor is Professor of the History of Science, University of Leeds.

Reviews

Cantor's book is a masterly piece of research. There can be no doubt that it will stand the test of time as a definitive account of Quaker and Jewish views of science. There is a dizzying variety of sources, and particularly strong use of the periodical press. This counts as an important intervention in the study of science and religion. Sujit Sivasundaram, Nuncius excellent new book...Cantor skilfully reveals the role of religious communities in shaping attitudes towards science and scientific practice, constantly demonstrating the importance of local contexts and contingencies...I enthusiastically recommend Quakers, Jews, and Science not only to historians of the particular subject matter, but to all those interested in the broad questions of the interaction of science and local culture. Matthew Stanley, BJHS [Cantor] has opened a new way of viewing the history of science and religion - as a single symphony, with unexpected harmonies. Roy MacLeod, The English Historical Review Cantor has provided an invaluable contribution towards achieving a proper historical understanding of science in its relationship to religion. Frank A. J. L. James, THES Here is a book to make us think about the members of minority religious communities who took an interest in science during its formative decades...[an] important book The Friend