Magisteria : the entangled histories of science & religion
Spencer, Nick, 1973-2023
Book
Most things you 'know' about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widespread today. The true history of science and religion is a human one. It's about the role of religion in inspiring, and strangling, science before the scientific revolution. It's about the sincere but eccentric faith and the quiet, creeping doubts of the most brilliant scientists in history - Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Darwin, Maxwell, Einstein. Above all it's about the question of what it means to be human and who gets to say - a question that is more urgent in the twenty-first century than ever before. Rejecting the thesis that science and religion are inevitably at war, Nicholas Spencer illuminates a compelling and troubled relationship that has definitively shaped human history.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinton Library | Adult Non Fiction | 261.55 SPEHardback | Available |
Main title:
Magisteria : the entangled histories of science & religion / Nicholas Spencer.
Author:
Spencer, Nick, 1973-, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2023.
Collation:
480 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780861544615 (hbk)
Dewey class:
261.55261.55 SPE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3451526