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The Warfare of Science with Theology

by Andrew Dickson White

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  1. 1Dedication — Introduction
  2. 2Chapter I | From Creation to Evolution
  3. 3II — Theological Teachings Regarding the Animals and Man
  4. 4III — Theological and Scientific Theories, of an Evolution in Animated
  5. 5IV — The Final Effort of Theology
  6. 6Chapter II | Geography
  7. 7II — The Delineation of the Earth
  8. 8III — The Inhabitants of the Earth
  9. 9IV — The Size of the Earth
  10. 10V — The Character of the Earth’s Surface
  11. 11Chapter III | Astronomy
  12. 12II — The Heliocentric Theory
  13. 13III — The War Upon Galileo
  14. 14IV — Victory of the Church Over Galileo
  15. 15V — Results of the Victory Over Galileo
  16. 16VI — The Retreat of the Church After Its Victory Over Galileo
  17. 17Chapter IV | From “Signs and Wonders” to Law in the Heavens
  18. 18II — Theological Efforts to Crush the Scientific View
  19. 19III — The Invasion of Scepticism
  20. 20IV — Theological Efforts at Compromise — The Final Victory of Science
  21. 21Chapter V | From Genesis to Geology
  22. 22II — Efforts to Suppress the Scientific View
  23. 23III — The First Great Effort at Compromise, Based on the Flood of Noah
  24. 24IV — Final Efforts at Compromise — The Victory of Science Complete
  25. 25Chapter VI | The Antiquity of Man Egyptology, and Assyriology
  26. 26II — The New Chronology
  27. 27Chapter VII | The Antiquity of Man and Prehistoric Archaeology
  28. 28II — The Flint Weapons and Implements
  29. 29Chapter VIII — The “Fall of Man” and Anthropology
  30. 30Chapter IX — The “Fall of Man” and Ethnology
  31. 31Chapter X — The “Fall of Man” and History
  32. 32Chapter XI | From “The Prince of the Power of the Air” to Meteorology
  33. 33II — Diabolic Agency in Storms
  34. 34III — The Agency of Witches
  35. 35IV — Franklin’s Lightning-Rod
  36. 36Chapter XII — From Magic to Chemistry and Physics
  37. 37Chapter XIII | From Miracles to Medicine
  38. 38II — Growth of Legends of Healing
  39. 39III — The Mediaeval Miracles of Healing Check Medical Science
  40. 40IV — The Attribution of Disease to Satanic Influence
  41. 41V — Theological Opposition to Anatomical Studies
  42. 42VI — New Beginnings of Medical Science
  43. 43VII — Theological Discouragement of Medicine
  44. 44VIII — Fetich Cures Under Protestantism — The Royal Touch
  45. 45IX — The Scientific Struggle for Anatomy
  46. 46X — Theological Opposition to Inoculation, Vaccination, and the Use Of
  47. 47XI — Final Breaking Away of the Theological Theory in Medicine
  48. 48Chapter XIV | From Fetich to Hygiene
  49. 49II — Gradual Decay of Theological Views Regarding Sanitation
  50. 50III — The Triumph of Sanitary Science
  51. 51IV — The Relation of Sanitary Science to Religion
  52. 52Chapter XV | From “Demoniacal Possession” to Insanity
  53. 53II — Beginnings of a Healthful Scepticism
  54. 54III — The Final Struggle and Victory of Science — Pinel and Tuke
  55. 55Chapter XVI | From Diabolism to Hysteria
  56. 56II — Beginnings of Helpful Scepticism
  57. 57III — Theological “Restatements.” — Final Triumph of the Scientific…
  58. 58Chapter XVII | From Babel to Comparative Philology
  59. 59II — The Sacred Theory of Language in Its Second Form
  60. 60III — Breaking Down of the Theological View
  61. 61IV — Triumph of the New Science
  62. 62V — Summary
  63. 63Chapter XVIII | From the Dead Sea Legends to Comparative Mythology
  64. 64II — Mediaeval Growth of the Dead Sea Legends
  65. 65III — Post-Reformation Culmination of the Dead Sea Legends — Beginn…
  66. 66IV — Theological Efforts at Compromise — Triumph of the Scientific…
  67. 67Chapter XIX | From Leviticus to Political Economy
  68. 68II — Retreat of the Church, Protestant and Catholic
  69. 69Chapter XX | From the Divine Oracles to the Higher Criticism
  70. 70II — Beginnings of Scientific Interpretation
  71. 71III — The Continued Growth of Scientific Interpretation
  72. 72IV — The Closing Struggle
  73. 73V — Victory of the Scientific and Literary Methods
  74. 74VI — Reconstructive Force of Scientific Criticism

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