Eugene Marion Klaaren

Eugene Marion Klaaren (August 9,1937 – October 17, 2015) ^[1]was a historian and professor of religion. He held a BA from Hope College, an MA from Emory University, a BD from Western Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Harvard University. He then became an Emeritus Professor of Wesleyan University. His book Religious Origins of Modern Science: Belief in Creation in Seventeenth-Century Thought (Eerdmans, 1977) remains "an important one. It is written in a scholarly and fairly dense style but is also accessible to non-specialists." He is noted for his scholarly work on the relationship between religious belief and the development of modern science.^[2] 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).^[3] Klaaren died in 2015 at the age of 78, survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary.^[4][5]

Eugene Marion Klaaren
Born	(1937-08-09)August 9, 1937
Died	October 17, 2015(2015-10-17) (aged 78)
Education	Hope College BA, Emory University MA, Western Theological Seminary BD, Harvard University PhD
Notable work	Religious Origins of Modern Science: Belief in Creation in Seventeenth-Century Thought

Selected works

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