History of the Conflict between Religion and Science by John ... - 9781108000697

History of the Conflict between Religion and ScienceAuthor(s): John William Draper\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108000697, 978-1108000697\nSynopsis\nThis fascinating text, first published in 1875, is a key early example of the conflict thesis. This theory expounds the premise of an intrinsic conflict between science and religion, and is archetypal of one aspect of this late-Victorian debate. Draper asserts that science has reached a point where its threat to traditional teachings can no longer be ignored, and he offers this history as a means to understanding both the interaction between religion and science and their perpetual opposition. He covers examples of this relationship, from Christianity's origins to the then contemporary crisis of church division and the PrussianAustrian war, and also examines in turn what both Christianity and science have done for modern civilisation. Discussi.