Because God is perfect, his handiwork functions in accord with immutable principles. By the full use of our God-given powers of reason and observation, it ought to be possible to discover these principles.
These were the crucial ideas that explain why science arose in Christian Europe and no where else.
Tag: science christianity
Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition.
Rodney StarkTag: christianity slavery
That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians denounced clocks or sailing ships--although both were condemned on religious grounds in various non-Western societies.
Rodney StarkTag: christianity technology inventions
Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--the rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars.
Rodney StarkTag: science christianity
Because God is a rational being and the universe is his personal creation, it necessarily has a rational, lawful, stable structure, awaiting increased human comprehension. This is the key to many intellectual undertakings, among them, the rise of science.
Rodney StarkTag: science christianity
Do not think that we say that these things are only to be received by faith, but also that they are to be asserted by reason. For indeed it is not safe to commit these things to bare faith without reason, since assuredly truth cannot be without reason.
Clement of AlexandriaTag: reason christianity faith
I have a problem with people who take the Constitution loosely and the Bible literally.
Bill MaherTag: politics christianity religion bible constitution bill-of-rights
The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, 'All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just kept your fucking mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions.
Frank ZappaTag: humor science christianity religion liberal progressive fundamentalism homosexuality conservative democrat republican
Is the church really demonstrating the new life in Christ if there is no discipline, if there is no fencing in of the Lord's table, no demand for purity of life?
Michael SattlerTag: christianity anabaptist
True Christians are those who carry out Christ's doctrine in their lives.
Michael SattlerTag: christianity anabaptist
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