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R. J. Berry (1934–2018): former president of both the Linnean Society of London and the "Christians in Science" group. He wrote God and the Biologist: Personal Exploration of Science and Faith (Apollos 1996) ISBN 0-85111-446-6 He taught at University College London for over 20 years. [230] [231]
Catholic scientists, both religious and lay, have led scientific discovery in many fields. [2] From ancient times, Christian emphasis on practical charity gave rise to the development of systematic nursing and hospitals and the Church remains the single largest private provider of medical care and research facilities in the world. [3]
Creation science or scientific creationism [189] is a branch of creationism that attempts to provide scientific support for the Genesis creation narrative in the Book of Genesis and attempts to disprove generally accepted scientific facts, theories and scientific paradigms about the geological history of Earth, formation of the Solar System ...
Nicolaus Copernicus Roger Bacon's circular diagrams relating to the scientific study of optics Gregor Mendel, Augustinian friar and geneticist Sacrobosco's De sphaera mundi Marin Mersenne Pierre Gassendi William of Ockham Illustration from Nicolas Steno's 1667 paper comparing the teeth of a shark head with a fossil tooth Nicole Oresme Albertus Magnus Christopher Clavius First page of Boscovich ...
Pierre Duhem (1861–1916) – historian of science who made important contributions to hydrodynamics, elasticity, and thermodynamics Félix Dujardin (1801–1860) – biologist remembered for his research on protozoans and other invertebrates; became a devout Catholic later in life and was known to read The Imitation of Christ [ 24 ]
The Church of the Nazarene, an evangelical Christian denomination, sees "knowledge acquired by science and human inquiry equal to that acquired by divine revelation," and, while the church "'believes in the Biblical account of creation' and holds that God is the sole creator, it allows latitude 'regarding the "how" of creation.'" [30]
Later she suggested that Christian Science was a kind of second coming and that Science and Health was an inspired text. [n 10] [48] In 1895, in the Manual of the Mother Church, she ordained the Bible and Science and Health as "Pastor over the Mother Church". [49] Christian Science theology differs in several respects from that of traditional ...
Even before the development of modern scientific method, Catholic theology had allowed for biblical text to be read as allegorical, rather than literal, where it appeared to contradict that which could be established by science or reason. Thus Catholicism has been able to refine its understanding of scripture in light of scientific discovery.