A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, Volume Two


Lu par John Greenman

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"In all modern history, interference with science in the supposed interest of religion, no matter how conscientious such interference may have been, has resulted invariably, in the direst evils both to religion and to science; on the other hand, all untrammeled scientific investigation, no matter how dangerous to religion some of its stages may have seemed for the time to be, has invariably resulted in the highest good both of religion and of science."

In these volumes, White chronicles the gradual emancipation of science from theology in various fields.

But White's work has been condemned by modern researchers! Historian of science and agnostic Ronald Numbers has stated, in a collection dealing with inaccuracies made by White and others, "Historians of science have known for years that White's ... accounts are more propaganda than history."

Biographer Albert Bigelow Paine mentioned that this book was one of Mark Twain's favorite books, near the end of his life. Barbara Schmidt, in her TwainQuotes.com says, "Mark Twain referred to Dickson's book saying, 'When you read it you see how those old theologians never reasoned at all'" Twain's personal copy of White's two volumes are heavily marked with his marginalia. - Summary by John Greenman & Wikipedia (15 hr 15 min)

Chapitres

Chapter 13 - From Miracles to Medicine - Section 1 - The Early and Sacred Theo… 8:10 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 2 - Growth of Legends of Healing 42:03 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 3 - The Mediaeval Miracles of Healing Check Medical Scien… 8:27 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 4 - The Attribution of Disease to Satanic Influence 9:16 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 5 - Theological Opposition to Anatomical Studies 4:33 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 6 - New Beginnings of Medical Science 8:51 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 7 - Theological Discouragement of Medicine 19:55 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 8 - Fetish Cures under Protestantism - The Royal Touch 9:42 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 9 - The Sciencific Struggle for Anatomy 13:44 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 10 - Theological Opposition to Inoculation, Vaccination, a… 20:10 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 - Section 11 - Final Breaking Away of Theological Theory in Medicine 6:47 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 14 - From Fetish to Hygiene - Section 1 - The Theological View of Epide… 32:52 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 14 - Section 2 - Gradual Decay of Theological Views Regarding Sanitation 16:15 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 14 - Section 3 - The Triumph of Sanitary Science 12:11 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 14 - Section 4 - The Relation of Sanitary Science to Religion 6:41 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 15 - From "Demoniacal Possesion" to Insanity - Section 1 - Theological … 42:00 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 15 - Section 2 - Beginnings of Healthful Scepticism 19:09 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 15 - Section 3 - The Final Struggle and Victory of Science - Pinel and … 26:26 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 16 - From Diabolism to Hysteria - Section 1 - The Epidemics of "Possess… 54:22 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 16 - Section 2 - Beginnings of Helpful Scepticism 14:35 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 16 - Section 3 - Theological "Restatements" - Final Triumph of the Scie… 9:31 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 17 - From Babel to Comparative Philology - Section 1 - The Sacred Theor… 27:44 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 17 - Section 2 - The Sacred Theory of Language in its Second Form 22:03 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 17 - Section 3 - Breaking Down of the Theological View 12:36 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 17 - Section 4 - Triumph of the New Science 25:59 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 17 - Section 5 - Summary 12:02 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 18 - From the Dead Sea Legends to Comparative Mythology - Section 1 - T… 24:22 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 18 - Section 2 - Mediaeval Growth of the Dead Sea Legends 32:31 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 18 - Section 3 - Post-Reformation Culmination of the Dead Sea Legends -… 49:39 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 18 - Section 4 - Theological Efforts at Compromise - Triumph of the Sci… 19:02 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 19 - From Leviticus to Political Economy - Section 1 - Origin and Progr… 26:06 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 19 - Section 2 - Retreat of the Church - Protestant and Catholic 24:34 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 20 - From the Divine Oracles to the Higher Criticism - Section 1 - The … 54:29 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 20 - Section 2 - Beginnings of Scientific Interpretation 52:20 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 20 - Section 3 - The Continued Growth of Scientific Interpretation 37:17 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 20 - Section 4 - The Closing Struggle 51:28 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 20 - Section 5 - Victory of the Scientific and Literary Methods 48:40 Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 20 - Section 6 - Reconstructive Force of Scientific Criticism 8:32 Lu par John Greenman

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