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Quaker Quicks - Quakers and Science

by Helen Holt

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Christian Alternative
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.5 cm

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'This book makes a strikingly original contribution to the science-and-religion debate. Through a series of bite-sized biographies Helen Holt explores the distinctive approaches that Quaker scientists have brought to their scientific work. Emphasising shared commitments to social justice, pacifism, experience and the Inner Light, Holt paints compelling and human portraits of both Quakerism and science. This book stands out as an important milestone in studies of science and religious faith.' Mark Harris, Professor of Natural Science and Theology, University of Edinburgh Quakerism has a rich tradition of engaging with science and has produced many notable amateur and professional scientists in fields ranging from psychology to physics. Quakers and Science discusses some of the historical reasons why Quakers embraced science and introduces ten 20th-century Quaker scientists to explore the intriguing resonances between science and Quakerism. Author Helen Holt shows how the distinctive Quaker emphasis on 'deeds not creeds' motivated Quaker scientists to address the ethical questions raised by science, and how the emphasis on continual revelation meant that they often gladly reformulated their religious beliefs in the light of new scientific discoveries.

  • Author

    Helen Holt

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Christian Alternative

  • Published

    June 2023

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781803411392

  • ISBN-10

    1803411392

  • Eden Code

    5699277

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