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White Horse Inn

Is Christianity Opposed to Science?

White Horse Inn

Sola Media

Grace, Scripture, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, God, Knowledge, Christ, Gospel, Jesus, Faith, Belief, Religion, Christian, History, Theology, Bible, Reformation, Horton, Discipleship

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Though faith and science are often pitted against each other, this wasn’t always the case. In fact, in the Middle Ages, theology was known as “the queen of the sciences.” So, what’s changed? White Horse Inn hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller are kicking off a new series examining the relationship between faith and science. In this episode, they consider the historical relationship between these disciplines, examining what has caused growing skepticism towards the sciences among Christians.

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0:00.0

Hi folks, this is Mike Horton, and I've got some exciting news to share with you.

0:04.2

Over the last few years, we've been blessed by the support of people just like you

0:08.6

who want to see the work of Whitehorseans spread around the world.

0:12.2

Because of their generosity, we're now offering

0:15.4

all of our audio materials for free. And instead of there being different versions of

0:21.8

the show, one free and one for partners,

0:25.3

we're just producing one extended version for everybody.

0:30.3

Everything is free.

0:32.4

Now, on to the show.

0:36.0

In the historical context, the relationship between science and Christian

0:41.0

belief in theology has been mostly harmonious. For most of Western history

0:46.2

science was a philosophical and a theological endeavor. That's foundational because the role

0:52.4

of science was to connect what one was finding working on in this kind of natural philosophy and connecting it to the one being.

1:01.4

There had to be something that provided a harmonious display that people were seeing

1:06.3

in nature and something that was connecting all of these different parts.

1:09.6

That goes all the way back to classical Greek philosophy.

1:12.6

Five centuries ago in taverns and public houses across Europe,

1:20.4

the masses would gather for discussion and debate over the latest ideas sweeping the land.

1:26.0

From one such meeting place, a small Cambridge inn called the Whitehorse,

1:30.0

the Reformation came to the English-speaking world.

1:34.0

Carrying on the tradition, welcome to the White Horse Inn.

1:37.0

Hello and welcome to another edition of White Horse Inn. I'm here with Bob Hiller,

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