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Article: The Refashioning of Christianity and Science - Dynamic Interactions Between 1200 and 1700.
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- The World and I
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- October 1, 2000
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Prior to and during the scientific revolution, discussions and debates between theologians, arts masters, and scientists led to the profound restructuring of both science and Christian theology.
On the face of it, the period from the high Middle Ages through the scientific revolution (1200--1700 c.e.) seems characterized by continual open conflicts regarding the place of science in Christian culture and the place of religious commitments in scientific activity. On careful examination, however, it turns out that most of these were not hostilities between religion and science per se. More often, they were rivalries between contesting groups of equally religious ...