A History Of The Warfare Of Science With Theology In Christendom

By Andrew Dickson White

Thoughts that great hearts once broke for, we Breathe cheaply in the common air.--LOWELL

Dicipulus est prioris posterior dies.--PUBLIUS SYRUS

Truth is the daughter of Time.--BACON

The Truth shall make you free.--ST. JOHN, viii, 32.

White's history lists thousands of times when conclusions of scientists conflicted with the assumptions of religious authoritarians - often with deadly results. It was written in 1896, so portions are definitely dated. But it is still a useful resource.

This is only a portion of White's book. At 20 chapters, it runs very long - but all 20 will be available to read soon. Some formatting changes have been made to the original for the sake of easier on-line reading. Some longer paragraphs have been broken up and some chapters have been divided into shorter sections.

Contents Of The First Volume

• Chapter I. From Creation To Evolution
• Chapter II. Geography
• Chapter III. Astronomy
• Chapter IV. From "Signs And Wonders" To Law In The Heavens
• Chapter V. From Genesis To Geology
• Chapter VI. The Antiquity Of Man, Egyptology, And Assyriology
• Chapter VII. The Antiquity Of Man And Prehistoric Archaeology
• Chapter VIII. The "Fall Of Man" And Anthropology
• Chapter IX. The "Fall Of Man" And Ethnology
• Chapter X. The "Fall of Man" And History
• Chapter XI. From "The Prince Of The Power Of The Air" To Meteorology
• Chapter XII. From Magic To Chemistry And Physics
• Chapter XIII. From Miracles To Medicine
• Chapter XIV. From Fetich To Hygiene
• Chapter XV. From "Demoniacal Possession" To Insanity
• Chapter XVI. From Diabolism To Hysteria
• Chapter XVII. From Babel To Comparative Philology
• Chapter XVIII. From The Dead Sea Legends To Comparative Mythology
• Chapter XIX. From Leviticus To Political Economy
• Chapter XX. From The Divine Oracles To The Higher Criticism