Let the Queen Reign

Abstract

"THERE was once a Queen, universally honoured and respected. Her name was Theology and men called her· " Queen of the Sciences ". The , provinces of Natural Philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Art regarded themselves as extensions of her royal power. But there came a change. The province of Natural Science, nourished and supplied by Theology, began to deny her sway. At the hands of such generals as Copernicus· and Darwin, Theology's forces suffered sharp reverses. Then Theology, instead of continuing to maintain the universal sovereignty of the God she procla'imed, agreed to partition"