Eugene Marion Klaaren (1937-October 17, 2015) was a historian and professor of religion. He held a BA from

Hope College Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...

, an MA from

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

, a BD from

Western Theological Seminary Western Theological Seminary (WTS) is a private seminary located in Holland, Michigan. Established in 1866, it is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States. ...

, and a PHD from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. He then became an Emeritus Professor of

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...

. His book ''Religious Origins of Modern Science: Belief in Creation in Seventeenth-Century Thought'' (

Eerdmans William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a religious publishing house based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1911 by Dutch American William B. Eerdmans (November 4, 1882 – April 1966) and still independently owned with William's daughte ...

, 1977) remains "an important one. It is written in a scholarly and fairly dense style but is also accessible to non-specialists."''Science and Religion in the English Speaking World, 1600-1727 – A Bibliographic Guide to the Secondary Literature'', Richard S. Boorks & David K. Himrod,

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, 2001, , pp. 249–250 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). Klaaren died in 2015.

Selected works

*''Religious origins of modern science : belief in creation in seventeenth-century thought'' (1977) *''Dooyeweerd's criticism of Kant'' (1960)

References

External links

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