Ted Davis

Edward B. (“Ted”) Davis is Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Messiah University and a Fellow of the International Society for Science & Religion. An expert on Robert Boyle and the Scientific Revolution, he also writes about Christianity and science in America since 1800, including the history of creationism and a study of modern Jonah stories featured on two BBC radio programs.

Ted was an advisor for recent exhibits about science and religion at the National Museum of American History and the Museum of the Bible

His latest book, Protestant Modernist Pamphlets: Science and Religion in the Scopes Era (2024), reprints ten rare pamphlets on “Science and Religion” from 1922 to 1931, with three chapters about the Protestant modernist encounter with science. The author can provide a coupon for a 30% discount upon request: tdavis@messiah.edu.