Science and Religion - Lawrence M. Principe, The Great Courses

Category: Education, Science
Language: English
Keywords: Religion Science The Great Courses ttc

Written by Lawrence M. Principe, The Great Courses
Read by Professor Lawrence M. Principe
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Variable
Unabridged

Twelve 30-minute lectures by Professor Lawrence M. Principe on the relation between science and religion from early times to the present.

Two crucial forces, science and religion, helped shape Western civilization and continue to interact in our daily lives. What is the nature of their relationship? When do they conflict, and how do they influence each other in pursuit of knowledge and truth? Contrary to prevailing notions that they must perpetually clash, science and theology have actually been partners in an age-old adventure. This course covers both the historical sweep and philosophical flashpoints of this epic interaction.

6 audio discs (1 hour each); 68-page course guidebook which includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, a timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.

Lecture 1. Science and religion
Lecture 2. The warfare thesis
Lecture 3. Faith and reason: Scripture and nature
Lecture 4. God and nature: Miracles and demons
Lecture 5. Church, Copernicus, and Galileo
Lecture 6. Galileo’s trial.
Lecture 7. God the watchmaker
Lecture 8. Natural theology and arguments from design
Lecture 9. Geology, cosmology, and Biblical chronology
Lecture 10. Darwin and responses to evolution
Lecture 11. Fundamentalism and creationism
Lecture 12. Past, present, and future