Peter Harrison
Australian historian of science and religion, noted for work on the historical relationship between Christianity and the rise of modern science. He has held appointments at the University of Oxford and is associated with the University of Queensland. Key books include The Territories of Science and Religion (2015) and The Fall of Man and the Foundations of Science (2007).
Books
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1. Science Without God?
Rethinking the History of Scientific Naturalism
A historical study of how scientific naturalism emerged from complex interactions among science, philosophy, and theology, challenging simplistic “conflict” narratives. Through case studies spanning early modern to modern periods, it shows how religious ideas initially shaped scientific practices even as methodological naturalism gradually hardened into a metaphysical stance. The work highlights key debates over laws of nature, causation, and teleology, and explains the institutional and cultural shifts that redefined scientific explanation and reshaped public understandings of the relationship between science and religion.
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