UTC Chapter 3 Key Terms and Players

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Suttee

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Burning of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre.

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Robert Boyle

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Referred to as the 'father of modern Chemistry', wrote 'The Christian Virtuoso', a manifesto on how to be fully Christian and a Scientist.

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Geert Groote

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Founded Brethren of the Common Life, making possible education of men like Erasmus and Martin Luther.

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Josiah Wedgwood

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Created a famous jewelry design for the cause of opposing slavery.

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Sir Isaac Newton

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He wrote more about theology than he did about physics.

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Human Rights

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The standards of conduct based on moral principles that express the dignity of humanity.

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Religion

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A system of beliefs and practices that attempts to define the nature of God and how human beings can understand and interact with the divine.

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Roger Bacon

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A Franciscan priest who further developed the scientific process of observation and experimentation.

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Platonic Humanism

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The idea that because the world came from God, studying the world can lead us back to God.

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Francis Collins

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Known for the Human Genome Project and authored 'The Language of God: A Scientist Provides Evidence for Belief.'