Science and Christianity (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

P. V. Bevan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331496607 ISBN 13: 9780331496604

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How science and faith meet, clash, and find common ground across history and today

This concise exploration looks at how the scientific temper has influenced religion and how religious ideas have responded to scientific advances. It traces key debates—from the Copernican revolution to modern questions about life, matter, and meaning—and invites readers to think clearly about evidence, belief, and personal experience. In Science and Christianity, Bevan offers a thoughtful, accessible path through complex ideas without forcing a single answer.

The book explains how views once taken as absolute have shifted as science has changed. It discusses the tension between miracles and natural law, the rise of mechanistic thinking, and the move toward reading religious ideas in light of modern knowledge. It also emphasizes the value of personal experience and the importance of keeping faith grounded in what one has genuinely tested and felt to be true.

• How science and religion have shaped each other across centuries
• Why many thinkers now separate scientific claims from theological explanations
• Different ways people approach miracles, faith, and the authority of evidence
• How a personal, tested belief can coexist with scientific inquiry

Ideal for readers who want a clear, balanced look at how science can inform belief without erasing what faith means to them.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331496607
• ISBN 13: 9780331496604
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 57