Richard G Olson (93 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Galileo. Newton. Darwin. These giants are remembered for their great contributions to science. Often forgotten, however, is the profound influence that Christianity had on their lives and work. This study explores the many ways in which religion-its ideas, attitudes, practices, and institutions-interacted with science from the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution to the end of the nineteenth century. Both scientists and persons of faith sometimes characterize the relationship between science and religion as confrontational. Historian Richard G. Olson finds instead that the interactions between science and religion in Western Christendom have been complex, often mutually supportive, even transformative. This book explores those interactions by focusing on a sequence of major religious and intellectual movements-from Christian Humanist efforts to turn science from a primarily contemplative exercise to an activity aimed at improving the quality of human life, to the widely varied Christian responses to Darwinian ideas in both Europe and North America during the second half of the nineteenth century. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Galileo. Newton. Darwin. These giants are remembered for their great contributions to science. Often forgotten, however, is the profound influence that Christianity had on their lives and work. This study explores the many ways in which religion-its ideas, attitudes, practices, and institutions-interacted with science from the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution to the end of the nineteenth century. Both scientists and persons of faith sometimes characterize the relationship between science and religion as confrontational. Historian Richard G. Olson finds instead that the interactions between science and religion in Western Christendom have been complex, often mutually supportive, even transformative. This book explores those interactions by focusing on a sequence of major religious and intellectual movements-from Christian Humanist efforts to turn science from a primarily contemplative exercise to an activity aimed at improving the quality of human life, to the widely varied Christian responses to Darwinian ideas in both Europe and North America during the second half of the nineteenth century. …

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pbk,xvii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Condition as new. Contents : Introduction : Galileo and the church -- or, How do science and religion interact? -- Religion and the transition to "modern" science : Christian demands for useful knowledge -- Science and Catholicism in the scientific revolution, 1550-1770 -- Science and religion in England, 1590-1740 -- Newton's religion, Newtonian religions, and eighteenth-century reactions -- Scientific understandings of religion and religious understandings of science, 1700-1859 -- Back to the beginnings -- of the Earth, of life, and of humankind, 1680-1859 -- What to do about Darwin? [Religion and science History] h1906 / m15249. …

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Paper Back. Condition: New. The two-volume Science and Religion holds the promise of introducing the reader to everything important about the title subject - the major facts, the issues, their social and intellectual context, the positions taken and the arguments supporting them - and actually deliver on that promise. In Volume II, Olsen covers the scientific revolution of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, the Newtonian synthesis, the Kantian separation of science and faith, Darwin and responses. The writing is authoritative, accessible and even-handed. Appended to each volume is a chronology of related events, approximately 50-pages of hard to find primary sources, and an annotated bibliography. Serious students of science and religion should start here. Volume II, 292 pp.…

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Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Lg softbound pamphlet, , very sl edge wear. Institutional stamp on front cover, very clean. RI 8748.; SC, sm 4to; 24 pages.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers; Lanham, 2006. Trade paperback. A Very Good, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/scuff marks to covers, bit of cover edge/corner wear, scuff marks and scattered foxing to text block edges, bottom front cover corner and bottom corner of first 56 pages slightly bent, a nice, clean and unmarked copy in wraps. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 596pp., appendix. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library copy, with the usual markings/stickers/stamping present. Cover cloth & text block show general shelf & handling wear. Missing dust jacket. Pages are slightly worn. Preliminary pages may have a few markings; otherwise, interiors are intact with unmarked text/pictures. Good reading copy.…

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