Chapter 15 - Religion and Science

Throughout the second reading of chapter 15, it focuses more on the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment that occurred in Europe. Strayer goes on to talk about how the Scientific Revolution started to appear during the early modern time period when developments were being made in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry. These developments that were being made changed the view of society as a whole and nature as well. In Europe the Scientific Revolution began in Europe during the end of the Renaissance period and continued through the late 18^th century, which then lead to the intellectual social movement, also known as the Enlightenment.  Strayer goes on to go more in-depth about the Enlightenment and how it affected cultures, the spread of religion, and ultimately the way of life. However, the document that follows this reading is one that caught my eye. When I read the document the first time I had a hard time understanding what exactly the document was trying to say. It used a big vocabulary and talked in depth about things I didn’t fully understand. However, once I read the document two more times and highlighted important information as I went along, I was able to better understand what I was reading and the point it was trying to make. I enjoyed this document because it made me realize that without people questioning faith or the way or life, there would be no revolutionary ideas coming to the surface. Additionally, life would not change too much because without people questioning the system then everyone would just follow the rules and obey rather than change what is happening in their surroundings. I ultimately found the document very enlightening and once I was under to better understand what the author wanted I was then able to better enjoy the reading and think more in depth about it.