TheTerritoriesofScienceandReligion

The conflict between science and religion is often thought of as an eternal battle. However, Peter Harrison argues that this opposition is not inherent, but instead a relatively recent concept that emerged over the past 300 years. The boundaries created by the categories of science and religion have limited our understanding of the relationship between the study of nature and the religious life.

In The Territories of Science and Religion, Harrison challenges our assumptions about these categories and reassembles them in a thought-provoking and constructive way. By exploring the parallel histories of these concepts, he reveals alternative boundaries and little-known connections that allow for a deeper understanding of their true history. Harrison suggests that there are potential ways in which scientific study and the religious life could enrich and influence each other.

This book is a tour de force by a distinguished scholar who works at the height of his powers. It is sure to challenge and alter our perceptions of these fundamental aspects of human life and experience.

作者简介

PeterHarrisonisaformerAndreasIdreosProfessorofScienceandReligionattheUniversityofOxfordandispresentlyResearchProfessorandDirectoroftheCentrefortheHistoryofEuropeanDiscoursesattheUniversityofQueensland.Hewasthe2011GiffordLecturerattheUniversityofEdinburghandholdsaSeniorResearchFellowshipintheIanRamseyCentreatOxford.