Nonfiction · 1874
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science, first published in 1874, has been pulled into the Bibliomancer archive: the complete text, carefully cleaned and typeset, free to read online. Its editorial introduction is still being prepared.
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- Preface
- Chapter I — The Origin of Science
- Chapter II — The Origin of Christianity.—Its Transformation on Attaining Imperial Power.—Its Relations to Science
- Chapter III — Conflict Respecting the Doctrine of the Unity of God.—The First or Southern Reformation
- Chapter IV — The Restoration of Science in the South
- Chapter V — Conflict Respecting the Nature of the Soul.—Doctrine of Emanation and Absorption
- Chapter VI — Conflict Respecting the Nature of the World
- Chapter VII — Controversy Respecting the Age of the Earth
- Chapter VIII — Conflict Respecting the Criterion of Truth
- Chapter IX — Controversy Respecting the Government of the Universe
- Chapter X — Latin Christianity in Relation to Modern Civilization
- Chapter XI — Science in Relation to Modern Civilization
- Chapter XII — The Impending Crisis. Indications of the Approach of a Religious Crisis.—The Predominating Christian Church, the Roman, Perceives This, and Makes Preparation for It.—Pius IX Convokes an Oecumenical Council—Relations of the Different European Governments to the Papacy.—Relations of the Church to Science, as Indicated by the Encyclical Letter and the Syllabus
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