ХРИШЋАНСТВО И КОПЕРНИКАНСКА РЕВОЛУЦИЈА
CHRISTIANITY AND COPERNICAN REVOLUTION

Summary/Abstract: The period of the occurrence of modern science cannot be truly understood without looking into it in relation to Christian religion. The influence of Christian theologyon science, at the time of Copernican Revolution, was huge. This can easily be seen if welook at the life and work of the great scientists who gave the biggest contribution to thatastronomical scientific revolution which happened in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Certain scientific concepts, held by their pioneers, were often the consequence oftheological belief. The religious belief that the universe is in order was in the very heart ofscience of that time. However, it is well known that Christian Church was preventing thedevelopment of modern science greatly. It is essential to point out the difference betweentrue Christianity and its abuse in order to understand the interaction between Christianity and science, at the time of Copernican Revolution, in its true sense. This great difference is overlooked for ideological reasons. In this way it is emphasized that religion andscience are in an irreconcilable conflict from their very beginning. This simple and biased attitude does not correspond the reality which was much more complex. Nowadays,religion and science are among the most powerful cultural and intellectual forces. Therefore, it is necessary to look into the beginning of their interaction at the time of Copernican Revolution. It is the only way to overcome the conflicting model between them andaccomplish the necessary discourse. On the way to establishing the communication between religion and science, the history of their relation at the time of the creation of modern science can be of great benefit for their mutual understanding and prevention frompossible abuse.

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