Project Gutenberg 2011-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 122 Hitchcock, Edward 1793 1864 38020497 The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences" by Edward Hitchcock is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the interplay between geology and religion, particularly how scientific discoveries can complement and illustrate religious truths. Hitchcock, a prominent figure in natural theology and geology, aims to reconcile apparent conflicts between geological findings and scriptural teachings. The opening of the book establishes Hitchcock’s intent to discuss the relationship between science and religion. He emphasizes that geology should not be perceived solely as a challenge to revealed truth but may in fact illuminate aspects of religious doctrine. The initial lecture outlines key themes, illustrating how geology can provide insights into the interpretation of the Bible. Hitchcock highlights that both science and revelation can converge on ideas about the creation of the earth, death as a natural law, and divine providence, advocating for a broader understanding of both fields that respects their respective domains. His approach implies that an accurate interpretation of scripture can embrace scientific findings, suggesting a harmonious relationship rather than a conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Religion and science Bible and geology BS Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 1048818 1048826 2024-09-15T05:19:04.010769 2023-09-15T10:58:20.191493 text/html text/html 1061948 2021-01-07T13:39:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 555916 2021-01-07T13:39:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 617867 2024-09-15T05:19:15.762692 application/epub+zip 633439 2024-09-15T05:19:06.406728 application/epub+zip 450916 2024-09-15T05:19:05.076736 application/epub+zip 1012058 2024-09-15T05:19:22.990640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937495 2024-09-15T05:19:14.327714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756201 2022-09-16T08:44:15.440619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 992294 992086 2024-09-15T05:19:02.857752 2023-09-15T10:58:18.954450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 992060 2021-01-07T13:39:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 352324 2021-01-07T13:39:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 992098 2021-01-07T13:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352215 2021-01-07T13:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20333 2024-09-15T05:19:23.130626 application/rdf+xml 18631 2024-09-15T05:19:05.453721 image/jpeg 4038 2024-09-15T05:19:05.263716 image/jpeg 627429 2024-09-15T05:19:04.100809 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog