{"id":16207,"date":"2020-07-16T16:31:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=16207"},"modified":"2020-07-16T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:31:37","slug":"how-the-church-fostered-science-and-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=16207","title":{"rendered":"How the Church Fostered Science and Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like to think of my readers as a rather well-informed, open-minded bunch, so I feel it\u2019s fair to share that Christianity once being a main propeller of scientific discovery isn\u2019t a shock to you. Yes, the church that we now associate with rejection of science was one of the driving forces for science in the past. The latest issue of Christian History Magazine explores this with \u201cScience & Technology – How the church fostered science and technology\u201d.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ According to Christian History, this issue \u201cfeatures a collection of in-depth articles chronicling how the Scientific Revolution, that unfolded in Europe between 1550-1700 in Christians founded universities, laid the groundwork for modern science. Over the past twenty centuries, followers of Christ pursued scientific and technological innovation with Christian motives and understandings, that were both productive and controversial.\u201d<\/p>\n

The articles included are:<\/p>\n

Divine power, wisdom, and goodness<\/strong> by James Hannam
\nThe medieval flourishing of natural philosophy in Christianity<\/p>\n

Natural adversaries<\/strong> by David Lindberg
\nHas Christianity always warred with science?<\/p>\n

The condemnations of 1277<\/strong> by James Hannam
\nDebates over Aristotle\u2019s role in scientific exploration<\/p>\n

To make whole<\/strong> by Glenn Myers
\nHildegard of Bingen, naturalist and apothecary<\/p>\n

What is so great about Albert?<\/strong> by Michael W. Tkacz
\nThe preserver of scientific riches<\/p>\n

Understanding God through light and tides<\/strong> by Nicholas Jacobson<\/p>\n

Faithful friar or scientific sorcerer?<\/strong> by Richard Oosterhoff
\nRoger Bacon on experimental science<\/p>\n

Christian History Timeline: Faith and Science<\/strong> by the editors
\nA few of the highlights of Christian exploration of science that we touch on in this issue<\/p>\n

The clergy behind science as we know it<\/strong> by Jennifer Powell McNutt
\nEnlightenment-era pastors didn\u2019t oppose modern science. They helped advance it<\/p>\n

Science vs. religion<\/strong> by James Ungureanu
\nWhat is really at war here?<\/p>\n

A world of love and light<\/strong> by Edward B. Davis
\nChristian theology shaped modern science through the work of Johannes Kepler and Robert Boyle<\/p>\n

The \u201creligion of geology\u201d<\/strong> by Edward Hitchcock & Edward B. Davis<\/p>\n

Drinking from a fount on Sunday<\/strong> by Geoffrey Cantor
\nMichael Faraday\u2019s experiments advanced the study of electricity<\/p>\n

Freedom from dualism,<\/strong> by Tom Topel
\nOn several occasions Maxwell indicated his view on the relationship between his faith and physics<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that my Redeemer liveth\u201d<\/strong> by Jennifer Woodruff Tait
\nGeorge Washington Carver sought to understand God\u2019s creation and develop its benefits for others<\/p>\n

God made it, God loves it, God keeps it<\/strong> by the editors and interviewees
\nWe talked to four scientists who are believers\u2014three with distinguished careers and one embarking on the journey.<\/p>\n

Interested? Christian History Magazine is free to view online!<\/a> You can explore all of this and their past issues too!<\/p>\n

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