Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Part I: Christianity and The Rise of Modern Science Chapter 3 Do the Roots of Modern Science Lie in Christian Doctrines? Chapter 4 What Was Christianity's Contribution to the Rise of Modern Science? Part 5 Part II: Religious Ideas and Control Beliefs in Science Chapter 6 The Role of Religious Ideas in Science and the Nature of Control Beliefs Chapter 7 "Science," "Religion," and "Science and Religion" Part 8 References Part 9 Index

About the Author

Richard H. Jones holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in the history and philosophy of religion and an A.B. from Brown University in religious studies. He also holds a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in New York City. He is the author of Science and Mysticism (Bucknell University Press), Mysticism Explained (State University of New York Press), Reductionsim (Bucknell University Press), Mysticism and Morality (Lexington Books), Curing the Philosopher's Disease (University Press of America), Nagarjuna: Buddhism's Most Important Philosopher (Jackson Square Books), and numerous philosophy of religion and law review articles.