Interaction between science and religion in the 17th century

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kingwinner

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I am writing an essay for a course regarding the history and philosophy of science. The topic is:
"During the 17th century, there was intense interaction between science and religion. Using examples, mount an argument that takes a position on this interaction. In other words, with reference to some hisotrical examples, discuss whether you regard this relationship as positive, negative, or a combination of both."

What I get from this is that the examples must be from the 17th century. I am only aware of Galileo's trial, the conflict with the church of whether the Earth is stationary or moving. Other than this, I am feeling blank. I can't think of any other figures with examples of interaction between science and religion, can someone kindly remind me of some other examples?

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks for helping!:)
 
But "the Enlightenment" is an 18th century thing, isn't it?
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Hmmm... yes, you're right.

I hope they really mean 17th century (1600s), and not the 18th century (1700s).

I guess apart from Galileo, there was also Newton, Kepler,...
 
Well, Newton was into alchemy in a big way, based on various mystical ideas. Kepler thought that God made a perfect clockwork solar system, based on the Platonic solids.
 
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