Eugene Marion Klaaren
Historian and professor of religion (1937–2015)
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Eugene Marion Klaaren (August 9, 1937 – October 17, 2015)[1] was a historian and professor of religion. He held a BA from Hope College, an MA from Emory University, a BD from Western Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Harvard University. He then became an Emeritus Professor of Wesleyan University. His book Religious Origins of Modern Science: Belief in Creation in Seventeenth-Century Thought (Eerdmans, 1977) remains "an important one. It is written in a scholarly and fairly dense style but is also accessible to non-specialists." He is noted for his scholarly work on the relationship between religious belief and the development of modern science.[2] His Religious Origins book is based on his PhD thesis: "Belief in creation and the rise of modern science a study in the representative natural philosophy and theology of Robert Boyle and other seventeenth century figures" (1970).[3] Klaaren died in 2015 at the age of 78, survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary.[4][5]
Emory University MA,
Western Theological Seminary BD,
Harvard University PhD
Eugene Marion Klaaren | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1937 |
| Died | October 17, 2015 (aged 78) |
| Education | Hope College BA, Emory University MA, Western Theological Seminary BD, Harvard University PhD |
| Notable work | Religious Origins of Modern Science: Belief in Creation in Seventeenth-Century Thought |
Selected works
- Religious origins of modern science : belief in creation in seventeenth-century thought (1977)
- Dooyeweerd's criticism of Kant (1960)
