A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

by Andrew Dickson White

Overview

The second volume of Andrew Dickson White's landmark history of the conflict between science and religion, first published in 1896.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108000093
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/20/2009
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Science and Religion Series
Pages:	444
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Andrew D. White (1832-1918) was a historian, a diplomat, and the first president of Cornell University. He advocated such progressive causes as equal rights for women and the removal of religious sectarianism from higher education. As a diplomat, he was the U.S. minister and ambassador to Germany, as well as the U.S. minister to Russia. In 1899, he was chairman of the U.S. delegation to the Hague Peace Conference.

Table of Contents

1. From creation to evolution; 2. Geography; 3. Astronomy; 4. From 'signs and wonders' to law in the heavens; 5. From Genesis to geology; 6. The antiquity of man, Egyptology and Assyriology; 7. The antiquity of man and prehistoric archaeology; 8. The 'fall of man' and anthropology; 9. The 'fall of man' and ethnology; 10. The 'fall of man' and history; 11. From 'the prince of the power of the air' to meteorology; 12. From magic to chemistry and physics.

Editorial Reviews

White (one time president, Cornell University) details the sparks struck when science impinged upon the sacred cattle of superstition. Originally published by Appleton in 1896. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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