Tag Archives: Piety

Is Science Inherently an Act of Piety?

Posted on March 2, 2018 by theamericanplutarch

During the past century science has become so focused on the material and the secular as to deny what was one of the essential characteristics of Western scientists going back three millennia: piety. Ancient Greek scientists perceived religion and science … Continue reading →

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The Pious Scientist Jeremy Belknap

Posted on March 23, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

Jeremy Belknap, who is featured in three of my books: Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution, Passaconaway’s Realm, and the American Plutarch, was a pious scientist. He believed that piety is the most important response of the scientist to … Continue reading →

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