THE WARFARE OF SCIENCE

WITH THEOLOGY

IN CHRISTENDOM

BY

ANDREW DICKSON WHITE

LL.D. (YALE AND ST. ANDREWS), L. H.D. (COLUMBIA), PH. DR. (JENA), D.C.L. (Oxon.)
LATE PRESIDENT AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY; VICE-
PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY; HONORARY MEMBER

OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AT BERLIN; AND AN OFFICER

OF THE LEGION OF HONOR OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

COPYRIGHT, 1896,

By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER XIII.

FROM MIRACLES TO MEDICINE.

I. The Early and Sacred Theories of Disease.

Naturalness of the idea of supernatural intervention in causing and cur-

ing disease

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Prevalence of this idea in ancient civilizations.

Beginnings of a scientific theory of medicine.

The twofold influence of Christianity on the healing art

II. Growth of Legends of Healing.—The Life of Xavier as a Typical Example.

Growth of legends of miracles about the lives of great benefactors of

humanity.

Sketch of Xavier's career.

Absence of miraculous accounts in his writings and those of his contem-

poraries.

Direct evidence that Xavier wrought no miracles

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Growth of legends of miracles as shown in the early biographies of him 11-14

As shown in the canonization proceedings

III. The Mediaval Miracles of Healing check Medical Science.

Character of the testimony regarding miracles.

Connection of medieval with pagan miracles

Their basis of fact..

Various kinds of miraculous cures

Atmosphere of supernaturalism thrown about all cures
Influence of this atmosphere on medical science

IV. The Attribution of Disease to Satanic Influence.—“ Pastoral Medicine"

holds back Scientific Effort.

Theological theory as to the cause of disease

Influence of self-interest on "pastoral medicine"

Development of fetichism at Cologne and elsewhere

Other developments of fetich cure

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