Christian Influence On Science (Copious Resources)

James Clerk Maxwell ((1831-1879): Scottish Presbyterian mathematical physicist, who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation. Engraving by George J. Stodart from a photograph by Fergus of Greenock [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]

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This constitutes Chapter Fifteen of my book, Science and Christianity: Close Partners or Mortal Enemies? (2010, 301 pages).

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Bibliographical Sources (Books)

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John Hedley Brooke & Christopher Southgate, God, Humanity and the Cosmos: A Textbook in Science and Religion (T. & T. Clark Publishers, 2nd ed., 2005).

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Edward Grant, God and Reason in the Middle Ages (Cambridge, 2001).

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Dan Graves, Doctors Who Followed Christ: 32 Biographies of Historic Physicians and Their Christian Faith (Kregel Pub., 1999).

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John C. Polkinghorne, One World: The Interaction of Science and Theology (Templeton Press, 2007).

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Jeffrey Burton Russell, Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians (Praeger Paperback, 1997).

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Thomas E. Woods Jr., How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization (Regnery Pub., 2005)

Internet Sources (Articles)

Chris Armstrong, “Christian fathers of the scientific revolution.”

Roger Bacon, “On Experimental Science” (from the year 1268).

Kenneth A. Boyce, “Do Science and Christianity Conflict?”

John Hedley Brooke, “Science and Religion: Lessons From History?” (Science, Vol. 282, no., 5386, 11 December 1998)

Michael Bumbulis, “Christianity and the Birth of Science.”

Donald DeMarco, “The Christian Roots of Modern Science.”

Elaine Howard Ecklund, “How Religious People Misunderstand Scientists,” Science + Religion Today website (14 August 2009).

Elaine Howard Ecklund, “How Scientists Misunderstand Religious People,” Science + Religion Today website (21 October 2009).

Elaine Howard Ecklund, “What Scientists Think About Religion,” Huffington Post, 28 June 2010.

Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Scientists in the Pews,” The Washington Post (7 April 2010).

Robert C. Fay, “Science and Christian Faith: Conflict or Cooperation?”

Greg Grooms, “Science and World View.”

N. Gross, S. Simmons‌, “The Religiosity of American College and University Professors,” Sociology of Religion 70:2, 101-129 (June 2009).

Loren Haarsma, “Christianity as a Foundation for Science” (PDF).

Loren Haarsma, “Chance from a Theistic Perspective.”

James Hannam, “Christianity and the Rise of Science.”

James Hannam, “The Myth of the Flat Earth.” [“What can be stated categorically was that a flat Earth was at no time ever an element of Christian doctrine and that no one was ever persecuted or pressured into believing it. . . . all educated people in the Middle Ages were well aware the Earth was a sphere”]

James Hannam, “The Mythical Conflict Between Science and Religion.”

James Hannam, “Copernicus and his Revolutions.”

James Hannam, “Medieval Science, the Church and Universities.”

Brian W. Harrison, “Bomb-Shelter Theology,” Living Tradition (May 1994).

Otto J. Helweg, “Scientific Facts and Christian Faith: How Are They Compatible?,” USA Today, March 1997.

Pope John Paul II, “Truth Cannot Contradict Truth: Address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences” (October 22, 1996).

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David C. Lindberg and Ronald L. Numbers, “Beyond War and Peace: A Reappraisal of the Encounter between Christianity and Science,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 39.3:140-149 (September 1987).

John F. McCarthy, “Not the Real Genesis 1,” Living Tradition (March 1994).

John F. McCarthy, “The Myth of the Self-Made Universe,” Living Tradition (March 2006).

Sara Joan Miles, “From Being to Becoming: Science and Theology in the Eighteenth Century,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 43 (December 1991).

John Millam, “Christianity and the Origin of Modern Science” (.doc / html)

J. P. Moreland, “Is Science a Help or Threat to Faith?”

George L. Murphy, “Possible Influences of Biblical Beliefs Upon Physics,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 48:2 (June 1996).

George L. Murphy, “Reading God’s Two Books” (PDF), Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 58 (March 2006).

Ted Peters, “Theology and Science: Where Are We?”

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, “Religion and Science: Conflict or Harmony?” (4 May 2009).

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, “Scientists and Belief” (5 November 2009).

Alvin Plantinga, “Religion and Science,” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Alvin Plantinga, “Methodological Naturalism?,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 49 (September 1997).

Bernard Ramm, “The Bible and Science: The Relation of Science, Factual Statements and the Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy,” Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, 21 (December 1969).

Colin Russel, “Without a Memory,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 45 (March 1993).

Jeffrey Burton Russell, “The Myth of the Flat Earth” (1997).

Robert J. Schneider, “Does the Bible Teach a Spherical Earth?,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 53 (September 2001).

Paul Seely, “Reading Modern Science Into Scripture” (PDF), Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 59 (March 2007).

Eric V. Snow, “Christianity: A Cause of Modern Science?”.

Joseph L. Spradley, “Changing Views of Science and Scripture: Bernard Ramm and the ASA.”

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Medieval Theories of Causation.”

G. Tanzella-Nitti, “The Two Books Prior to the Scientific Revolution” (PDF), Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 57 (2005).

Wikipedia, “Age of the Earth.”
Wikipedia, “Antipodes.”
Wikipedia, “Byzantine Science.”

Wikipedia, “Catholic Church and Science.”

Wikipedia, “Christianity and Science.”
Wikipedia, “Flat Earth.”
Wikipedia, “Heliocentrism.”

Wikipedia, “History of Astronomy.”

Wikipedia, “History of Physics.”
Wikipedia, “History of Science.”
Wikipedia, “History of Scientific Method.”

Wikipedia, “Philosophy and Science.”
Wikipedia, “Relationship between religion and science.”

Wikipedia, “Roman Catholicism and Science.”

Wikipedia, “Science in the Middle Ages.”

Wikipedia, “Scientific Revolution.”

Wikipedia, “Spherical Earth.”

Wikipedia, “Timeline of the History of Scientific Method.”

Ken Yeh, “Reclaiming the Christian Roots of Modern Science.”

Lists and Overviews of Christian Scientists

List of Christian Thinkers in Science (Wikipedia)

Scientists of the Christian Faith — Alphabetical Index (over 1600 Christian Scientists; compiled by J. P. Holding): [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P-Q][R] [S] [T] [U-V][W] [X, Y, Z]