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Science and Eastern Orthodoxy: From the Greek Fathers to the Age of Globalization
Efthymios Nicolaidis
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Description for Science and Eastern Orthodoxy: From the Greek Fathers to the Age of Globalization
Hardback. Science and Eastern Orthodoxy provides a wealth of new information concerning Orthodoxy and secular knowledge-and the reactions of the Orthodox Church to modern sciences. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16, 10 colour illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
People have pondered conflicts between science and religion since at least the time of Christ. The millennia-long debate is well documented in the literature in the history and philosophy of science and religion in Western civilization. Science and Eastern Orthodoxy is a departure from that vast body of work, providing the first general overview of the relationship between science and Christian Orthodoxy, the official church of the Oriental Roman Empire. This pioneering study traces a rich history over an impressive span of time, from Saint Basil's Hexameron of the fourth century to the globalization of scientific debates in ... Read more
People have pondered conflicts between science and religion since at least the time of Christ. The millennia-long debate is well documented in the literature in the history and philosophy of science and religion in Western civilization. Science and Eastern Orthodoxy is a departure from that vast body of work, providing the first general overview of the relationship between science and Christian Orthodoxy, the official church of the Oriental Roman Empire. This pioneering study traces a rich history over an impressive span of time, from Saint Basil's Hexameron of the fourth century to the globalization of scientific debates in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421402987
SKU
V9781421402987
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About Efthymios Nicolaidis
Efthymios Nicolaidis is director of the Programme for the History, Philosophy, and Didactics of Science and Technology at the National Hellenic Research Foundation. He has written and edited a number of books on the history of science in Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire and coedited L'Europe des sciences: constitution d'un espace scientifique.
Reviews for Science and Eastern Orthodoxy: From the Greek Fathers to the Age of Globalization
An excellent contribution to college library world history and religious studies shelves.
James A. Cox Midwest Book Review A thorough and exacting refutation of the idea that Orthodoxy rejects science outright.
Katherine Warton Times Literary Supplement This book provides the English-speaking reader with invaluable insights and references which cover nearly a continuous two-thousand year period of interaction between ... Read more
James A. Cox Midwest Book Review A thorough and exacting refutation of the idea that Orthodoxy rejects science outright.
Katherine Warton Times Literary Supplement This book provides the English-speaking reader with invaluable insights and references which cover nearly a continuous two-thousand year period of interaction between ... Read more