Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective

This book offers the first wide-ranging survey of the history of theencounter between evangelical Protestantism and science. Comprising papers bysuch distinguished scholars as John Headly Brooke, James R. Moore, RonaldNumbers, and George Marsden, this collection shows that the questions of sciencehave been central to the history of evangelicalism in the United States, as wellas in Britian and Canada. It is an invaluable resource for understanding thehistorical context of contemporary political sqabbles such as the debate overthe status of "creation science" and the teaching of evolution.