Isaac Newton:

Isaac Newton

It is very interesting to look at the early scientists in Western Europe in the 17th and 18th Centuries. One of the greats was Isaac Newton: an English physicist, mathematician and committed Christian. It would seem that Newton's science did not get in the way of his faith.

In our series Jesus the Game Changer, we spoke with University of Queensland professor Peter Harrison. He made this comment in regard to Isaac Newton and his faith:

"Isaac Newton, who is perhaps the most famous scientist ever, wrote much more on theological topics than he did on scientific topics, and one historian has remarked that Newton was a 17th-Century theologian who wrote a few small works on science. You get the idea that there was, at the time, no concept of a conflict between fundamental religious beliefs and scientific beliefs. On the contrary, they were regarded as mutually supportive.

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Thanks, Karl Faase.

(From Digital Anvil.)