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2024

Book Chapter

Religion and the social legitimation of science

Harrison, Peter (2024). Religion and the social legitimation of science. Science and the shaping of modernity: essays in honor of Stephen Gaukroger. (pp. 61-69) edited by Charles Wolfe and Anik Waldow. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-76037-2_7

Religion and the social legitimation of science

2022

Book Chapter

The history of science and theology

Harrison, Peter (2022). The history of science and theology. St Andrews encyclopaedia of theology. (pp. N/A-N/A) edited by Brendan N. Wolfe. St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom: University of St Andrews.

The history of science and theology

2022

Book Chapter

Science and religion as historical traditions

Harrison, Peter (2022). Science and religion as historical traditions. After Science and Religion: Fresh Perspectives from Philosophy and Theology. (pp. 15-34) edited by Peter Harrison and John Milbank. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Science and religion as historical traditions

2020

Book Chapter

The conflict narrative, group identity, and the uses of history

Harrison, Peter (2020). The conflict narrative, group identity, and the uses of history. Identity in a secular age: science, religion, and public perceptions. (pp. 129-140) edited by Fern Elsdon-Baker and Bernard Lightman. Pittsburgh, PA United States: University of Pittsburgh Press.

The conflict narrative, group identity, and the uses of history

2020

Book Chapter

What’s in a name? "Physico-theology" in seventeenth-century England

Harrison, Peter (2020). What’s in a name? "Physico-theology" in seventeenth-century England. Physico-theology: religion and science in Europe, 1650-1750. (pp. 39-51) edited by Ann Blair and Kaspar von Greyerz. Baltimore, Maryland, United States: Johns Hopkins University Press.

What’s in a name? "Physico-theology" in seventeenth-century England

2019

Book Chapter

Conflict, complexity, and secularization in the history of science and religion

Harrison, Peter (2019). Conflict, complexity, and secularization in the history of science and religion. Rethinking History, Science, and Religion: an exploration of conflict and the complexity principle. (pp. 221-234) edited by Bernard Lightman. Pittsburgh, PA United States: University of Pittsburgh Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctvqc6h4s.17

Conflict, complexity, and secularization in the history of science and religion

2019

Book Chapter

Laws of God or Laws of Nature? : Natural Order in the Early Modern Period

Harrison, Peter (2019). Laws of God or Laws of Nature? : Natural Order in the Early Modern Period. Science Without God?. (pp. 58-76) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198834588.003.0004

Laws of God or Laws of Nature? : Natural Order in the Early Modern Period

2017

Book Chapter

Is science-religion conflict always a bad thing? Augustinian reflections on Christianity and evolution

Harrison, Peter (2017). Is science-religion conflict always a bad thing? Augustinian reflections on Christianity and evolution. Evolution and the fall. (pp. 204-226) edited by William T. Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith. Grand Rapids, MI, United States: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Is science-religion conflict always a bad thing? Augustinian reflections on Christianity and evolution

2016

Book Chapter

Religion, scientific naturalism and historical progress

Harrison, Peter (2016). Religion, scientific naturalism and historical progress. Religion and Innovation: Antagonists or Partners?. (pp. 87-99) edited by Donald A. Yerxa. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.

Religion, scientific naturalism and historical progress

2016

Book Chapter

The Bible and the emerging scientific world view

Harrison, Peter (2016). The Bible and the emerging scientific world view. The New Cambridge history of the Bible. (pp. 620-640) edited by Euan Cameron. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CHO9781139048781.029

The Bible and the emerging scientific world view

2016

Book Chapter

Protestantism and the making of modern science

Harrison, Peter (2016). Protestantism and the making of modern science. Protestantism after 500 years. (pp. 98-120) edited by Thomas Albert Howard and Mark A. Noll. New York, United States: Oxford University Press.

Protestantism and the making of modern science

2016

Book Chapter

Religion, innovation and secular modernity

Harrison, Peter (2016). Religion, innovation and secular modernity. Religion and Innovation: Antagonists or Partners?. (pp. 74-86) edited by Donald A. Yerxa. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic.

Religion, innovation and secular modernity

2016

Book Chapter

Evolution, providence, and the problem of chance

Harrison, Peter (2016). Evolution, providence, and the problem of chance. Abraham's dice: chance and providence in the monotheistic traditions. (pp. 260-290) edited by Karl W. Giberson. New York, United States: Oxford University Press.

Evolution, providence, and the problem of chance

2015

Book Chapter

That religion has typically impeded the progress of science

Harrison, Peter (2015). That religion has typically impeded the progress of science. Newton's apple and other myths about science. (pp. 195-201) edited by Ronald L. Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis. London, England: Harvard University Press. doi: 10.4159/9780674089167-026

That religion has typically impeded the progress of science

2014

Book Chapter

"Wissenschaft" und "Religion": Das Konstuieren der Grenzen

Harrison, Peter (2014). "Wissenschaft" und "Religion": Das Konstuieren der Grenzen. Theology and the Natural Sciences. (pp. 39-68) edited by Christian Tapp and Christof Breitsameter. Berlin, Germany: Walter De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110318036.39

"Wissenschaft" und "Religion": Das Konstuieren der Grenzen

2013

Book Chapter

Laws of nature in seventeenth-century England: from Cambridge Platonism to Newtonianism

Harrison, Peter (2013). Laws of nature in seventeenth-century England: from Cambridge Platonism to Newtonianism. The Divine Order, the Human Order, and the Order of Nature: Historical Perspectives. (pp. 127-148) edited by Eric Watkins. New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press.

Laws of nature in seventeenth-century England: from Cambridge Platonism to Newtonianism

2012

Book Chapter

Laws of nature, moral order and the intelligibility of the cosmos

Harrison, Peter (2012). Laws of nature, moral order and the intelligibility of the cosmos. The astronomy revolution: 400 years of exploring the cosmos. (pp. 375-386) edited by Donald York, Owen Gingerich and Shuang-Nan Zhang. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press.

Laws of nature, moral order and the intelligibility of the cosmos

2012

Book Chapter

Early modern science and the idea of moral progress

Harrison, Peter (2012). Early modern science and the idea of moral progress. British abolitionism and the question of moral progress in history. (pp. 139-153) edited by Donald A. Yerxa. Columbia, SC, United States: University of South Carolina Press.

Early modern science and the idea of moral progress

2012

Book Chapter

The 'Two Books'

Harrison, Peter (2012). The 'Two Books'. The Lion Handbook of Science and Christianity. (pp. 57-58) edited by R. J. Berry. Oxford, United Kingdom: Lion Hudson.

The 'Two Books'

2012

Book Chapter

The conflict thesis

Harrison, Peter (2012). The conflict thesis. The Lion Handbook of Science and Christianity. (pp. xx-xx) edited by Robert James Berry. Oxford, United Kingdom: Lion Hudson.

The conflict thesis