Science & Religion: A Symposium
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Science & Religion: A Symposium (1931) is a book first published in 1931, consisting of a lightly edited transcription of twelve talks broadcast on the BBC
between September and December 1930. In contrast to the 1920’s conflicts between science and religion in the U.S. (e.g., the Scopes trial
), 1920’s Great Britain experienced a concerted effort at reconciliation. These efforts bore some fruit in the early 1930’s such as in BBC
radio broadcasts (e.g., this text), but ultimately these efforts broke down due in part to rejection from both 1930’s conservative Christians and arch secularists (e.g., H.G. Wells).
The book contains a foreword by Michael Pupin and twelve talks by Julian Huxley
, J. Arthur Thomson
, J.S. Haldane, E.W. Barnes
, B. Malinowski, H. R. L. Sheppard
, B. H. Streeter, C.W. O'Hara, Arthur S. Eddington
, S. Alexander
, W.R. Inge
, and L.P. Jacks.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
between September and December 1930. In contrast to the 1920’s conflicts between science and religion in the U.S. (e.g., the Scopes trial
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial—formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and informally known as the Scopes Monkey Trial—was a landmark American legal case in 1925 in which high school science teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act which made it unlawful to...
), 1920’s Great Britain experienced a concerted effort at reconciliation. These efforts bore some fruit in the early 1930’s such as in BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio broadcasts (e.g., this text), but ultimately these efforts broke down due in part to rejection from both 1930’s conservative Christians and arch secularists (e.g., H.G. Wells).
The book contains a foreword by Michael Pupin and twelve talks by Julian Huxley
Julian Huxley
Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS was an English evolutionary biologist, humanist and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth century evolutionary synthesis...
, J. Arthur Thomson
J. Arthur Thomson
Sir John Arthur Thomson was a Scottish naturalist who authored several notable books and was an expert on soft corals....
, J.S. Haldane, E.W. Barnes
Ernest William Barnes
Ernest William Barnes FRS was an English mathematician and scientist who later became a theologian and bishop....
, B. Malinowski, H. R. L. Sheppard
Hugh Richard Lawrie Sheppard
Hugh Richard Lawrie "Dick" Sheppard was an English Anglican priest, Dean of Canterbury and pacifist....
, B. H. Streeter, C.W. O'Hara, Arthur S. Eddington
Arthur Stanley Eddington
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century. He was also a philosopher of science and a popularizer of science...
, S. Alexander
Samuel Alexander
Samuel Alexander OM was an Australian-born British philosopher. He was the first Jewish fellow of an Oxbridge college.-Early life:...
, W.R. Inge
William Ralph Inge
William Ralph Inge was an English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, which provided the appellation by which he was widely known, "Dean Inge."- Life :...
, and L.P. Jacks.