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Issue 76 : The Christian Face of the Scientific Revolution

Originally published in 2002

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The Christian Face of the Scientific Revolution: Did You Know?

Interesting and unusual facts about Christians in the scientific revolution.

Editors
The Christian Face of the Scientific Revolution: From the Editor - The Specter of Enmity

Chris Armstrong
Galileo and the Powers Above

The convoluted tale of a faithful Catholic caught in a web of theological inflexibility, papal power, and his on political naivete.

Virginia Stem Owens
Galileo's Spiritual Director
If there were a true demonstration

Owen Gingerich
Upon Further Review…

Steven Gertz
A God of Math & Order

The new science rode in on the shoulders of theological ideas.

Peter Harrison
Luminous Wonder, Heavy Cross

A sense of cosmic awe sustained Johannes Kepler through deep sorrow.

Joseph L. Spradley
Did the Reformers Reject Copernicus?

Some defenders of secular science say they did. What's the real story?

Owen Gingerich
Interior Design

16th-century students of anatomy saw the hand of God in the intricacies of the body.

James D. Smith III
The Christian Face of the Scientific Revolution: Christian History Timeline - Milestones to Modern Science
A Priest Serving in Nature's Temple

Robert Boyle's career blended faith, doubt, and the use of science to heal disease and fight atheism.

Edward B. Davis
Newton vs. Newton

Mark Galli
Quotable Boyle
Creation's Symmetries, God's Mystery

Blaise Pascal pioneered in math and physics but drew faith from revelation alone.

George Murphy
Cosmic Codebreaker, Pious Heretic

Isaac Newton wrote theology and hoped his scientific theories would help people believe in God. But he harbored a deep secret….

Karl Giberson
The Christian Virtuosi

The Royal Society defended religion but laid the groundwork for irreligion.

Chris Armstrong
Microscopic Magnificence

Antony van Leeuwenhoek found God's great glory in his tiny creations.

David F. Coppedge
No Vein Inquiry

William Harvey founded modern physiology by seeking God's purposes for the body's design.

Emerson T. McMullen
The Christian Face of the Scientific Revolution: Christian History Interview - Natural Adversaries?

Historian David Lindberg shows that Christianity and science are not at war - and may never have been.

David Lindberg
The Christian Face of the Scientific Revolution: Recommended Resources

Chris Armstrong

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