In this short film, historians of science Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University) and Ted Davis (Messiah College) introduce a little-known story from American history that provides context for the common notion that science and religion are incompatible.
Ecclesial Families: Catholic/Orthodox, Evangelical/Conservative Protestant, Jewish, Mainline Protestant
Core Curriculum Course Categories: Church History, General Theology
Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science
Science for Seminaries: Science: The Wide Angle
Photo Credit:
[1]courtesy of Massachusetts General Hospital and Draper Labs https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neuronal_activity_DARPA.jpg
[2]ESO http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0828/
[3]Viviano Codazzi https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=328724
[4]Gregor Reisch https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=821143