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Of Popes and Unicorns shares the story of John Draper and Andrew White who, in the late 19th century, published books falsely claiming a toxic history between religion and science. This book examines the implications of Draper and White's conspiracy and debunks the conflict thesis once and for all.
List of contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Fooling the World
- Chapter 2: Lone Voices?
- Chapter 3: Flat Wrong
- Chapter 4: Walnuts for Brains
- Chapter 5: Tales from the Gap
- Chapter 6: Myths, Myths, Everywhere
- Chapter 7: Bridges Badly Built
- Chapter 8: Old Dogma, New Tricks
- Chapter 9: Agloe and How to Get Rid of It
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
David Hutchings is Fellow of the Institute of Physics and a physics teacher at Pocklington School in England. He is the author of Let There Be Science (2017) and God, Stephen Hawking and the Multiverse (2020). Hutchings is a regular speaker on the philosophy, history, and theology of science across the United Kingdom.
James C. Ungureanu is Fellow of the Historical Society in London and Upper School Humanities Teacher at The Stony Brook School. He is an intellectual historian primarily focused on the history of religious thought who teaches everything from biblical studies to the history of science and religion. Ungureanu is the author of Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition: Retracing the Origins of Conflict (2019).
Summary
Of Popes and Unicorns shares the story of John Draper and Andrew White who, in the late 19th century, published books falsely claiming a toxic history between religion and science. This book examines the implications of Draper and White's conspiracy and debunks the conflict thesis once and for all.
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The book's engaging tone and adept use of anecdote and metaphor recommends it for a popular audience.
