基督教与近代科学的兴起

The Christian Religion and Growing up of the Modern Science

基督教对近代科学的兴起起过积极的作用。第一 ,基督教通过自然而认识上帝 ,把人们的注意力从内心引向外部世界 ,为近代实验科学的产生铺垫了道路 ;第二 ,基督教把哲学引入神学来为其信仰论证及辩护 ,确定了理性的地位 ,有利于哲学家、科学家按照理性探索真理 ,为近代科学思维方式的形成准备了条件 ;第三 ,基督教会兴办学校 ,创立修会 ,组织学术著作翻译等 ,为近代科学的产生奠定了文化基础。

Christian religion has positive influence on the g ro wing up of the modern science. First, the way of the Christian religion understa nds the God through nature shifting the human intention from the inner world to outer world, and prepares the ground for the growing up of the modern science; s econd, the Christian religion demonstrates argues of its religious belief throug h leading the philosophy to theology and defines the reason status, which benefi ts the philosophists and scientists who seek truth on the basis of reason and pr epares the ground for the growing up of the modern science; third, the Christian Association sets up schools, founds convent, organizes academic book translatio ns and so on, which prepares the cultural ground for the growing up of modern sc ience.