Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition. Ungureanu Paperback**

Name: Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition. Ungureanu Paperback**
Brand: University of Pittsburgh Press

University of Pittsburgh Press

Science, Religion, and the Protestant TraditionRetracing the Origins of Conflict\nAuthor(s): James C. Ungureanu\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, United States\nImprint: University of Pittsburgh Press\nISBN-13: 9780822967415, 978-0822967415\nSynopsis\nThe story of the conflict thesis between science and religionthe notion of perennial conflict or warfare between the twois part of our modern self-understanding. As the story goes, John William Draper [tel] and Andrew Dickson White [tel] 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 t.