History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science (trans. from Eng. by Mykhailo Pavlyk): Lviv, Udilova Printing House, 1904, 272 p.

A work by the American thinker John Draper devoted to the study of the relationship between science and religion. The author identifies the earliest stages in the development of both fields, which were already accompanied by a conflict that remains relevant today. As examples of open struggle, he cites the persecution of astronomers and the church’s persistent rejection of scientific achievements. He also identifies the points of greatest disagreement, such as questions of cosmology and the origin and age of the human species. However, the focus of the work is not only on the obvious opposition but also on the mutual influence of science and religion and the changes both undergo under that influence. The concluding chapter deals with the crisis of religion. The author concludes that it is necessary to promote science and education and to reduce the authority of religion.

Contents

From the Translator

Foreword

The Beginnings of Science

The Beginnings of Christianity

The Struggle for the Doctrine of One God

The Revival of Science in the South

The Struggle over the Nature of the Soul

The Struggle over the Nature of the World

The Controversy over the Age of the Earth

The Struggle over the Criterion of Truth

The Controversy over the Governance of the Universe

Latin Christianity and Modern Civilization

The Relations of Science to Modern Civilization

An Impending Crisis

Index