Slaying the Dragons: Destroying myths in the history of science and faith

by Allan Chapman

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Are science and faith, particularly Christianity, inevitably in conflict, as the New Atheists proclaim? Have they not always been so? Weren't early scientists hounded for their discoveries until Darwin burst on the scene and sent faith packing? Not if you look at the facts, says Dr Allan Chapman, who teaches the History of Science at the University of Oxford. History shows us that Galileo was not the victim of Church persecution - nor did Huxley "win" the debate with Wilberforce. Drawing on contemporary sources, Dr Chapman proves that the history of science and of faith always have been closely...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780745955834
  • Publish Date 15 February 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Lion Books
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Language English
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