Adventure Quote by Gary B. Ferngren

Faith in the possibility of science, generated antecedently to the development of modern scientific theory, is an unconscious derivative from medieval theology.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars.

— Rodney Stark

“The Middle Ages have served as a historical arena within which two schools of thought have done battle—one school accusing the medieval church of…

— Gary B. Ferngren

“Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--the rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars. ”

— Rodney Stark

“Popular opinion, journalistic cliché and misinformed historians notwithstanding, recent research has shown that the Middle Ages was a period of enormous advances in science,…

— James Hannam

There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. Every serious and reflective…

— Max Planck

“It is certain that the labors of these early workers in the field of natural knowledge were brought to a standstill by the decay…

— Thomas Henry Huxley

“There had been no contradiction between a man of science and a man of religion. They provided different means to the same goal: understanding…

— Colin Dickey

“Science arose in the West—and only in the West—precisely because the Judeo-Christian conception of God encouraged and even demanded this pursuit.”

— Rodney Stark

But the context of religion is a great background for doing science. In the words of Psalm 19, 'The heavens declare the glory of…

— Arthur Leonard Schawlow

“There was a growing conviction that religion had to become as rational as modern science.”

— Karen Armstrong

The Middle Ages were an era of mysticism, ruled by blind faith and blind obedience to the dogma that faith is superior to reason.…

— Ayn Rand