Scientific Religion

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 6, 1908

Scientific Religion

In the article on the eighth page, reference is made to the present tendency to investigate subjects “which are full of scientific mystery.” This tendency is well described in the following paragraph from one of the current magazines:—

Suffice to say that the last century has witnessed marvelous changes in the world's theories and thinking. Old landmarks have been buried out of sight, and new continents of truth have been opened up. The spirit of inquiry has been unchained. The ipse dixit of authority has been fearlessly challenged. The scientific spirit has invaded every province; microscope and telescope have been called into service. No atom is so minute, no star so remote, but has either elicited and rewarded the search of the glass or has served as a factor in the hypothesis which assumes its hidden existence.

This so-called “scientific spirit” has invaded the field of religion, and its conclusions have been accepted in place of revealed truth. The result is the recasting of theology in a human mold, and the elimination of those truths of the gospel which can not be demonstrated by scientific research. Thus are brought in “new theories which lead away from the truth.”