Discussion Questions on Michael Faraday's Life and Beliefs - Prof. Harold R. Underwood, Assignments of Humanities

Download Discussion Questions on Michael Faraday's Life and Beliefs - Prof. Harold R. Underwood and more Assignments Humanities in PDF only on Docsity! Exploring Electrical Technology (IDST 300) Messiah College Dr. Harold Underwood Discussion questions for “Michael Faraday: Man of God – Man of Science” by Phillip Eichman: (Note: with your answers, please provide a quote and reference, if possible) 1. Who does Eichman cite to suggest what general motivation many members of the Royal Society had for doing science? What was their motivation? 2. The significance of Faraday’s Sandemanianism: a) Who originated this sect of Christian faith and how educated were they? From what church denomination did they part? Why? b) How did Sandemanians view the Bible? How did they view the nature of faith? c) What in Faraday’s character reflected his Sandemanian tradition? 3. Faraday’s thought compared with the natural theology popular in his day: a) What is natural theology? b) Who was a famous advocate of natural theology? c) According to Eichman, does Faraday reflect such a view? Why or why not? d) How does a verse Faraday quoted in public (Rom. 1:20) indicate his view of nature? 4. What do you learn about the different “sides” of the controversy Eichman identifies via his sources (e.g., Seeger, Gillispie, Tyndall, Clark, Crowther and Russell) on the way Faraday related science and religion?