Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective. Religion in America Series

This text offers a survey of the history of the encounter between evangelical Protestantism and science. Comprising papers by such scholars as John Headley Brooke, James R. Moore, Ronald Numbers, and George Marsden, the collection shows that questions of science have been central to evangelical history in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada. It is intended as a resource for understanding the historical context of contemporary political squabbles such as the debate over...
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This text offers a survey of the history of the encounter between evangelical Protestantism and science. Comprising papers by such scholars as John Headley Brooke, James R. Moore, Ronald Numbers, and George Marsden, the collection shows that questions of science have been central to evangelical history in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada. It is intended as a resource for understanding the historical context of contemporary political squabbles such as the debate over the status of "creation science" and the teaching of evolution.