"Fyfe has written an original and highly stimulating study that elucidates the fascinating ways in which evangelicals sought to embrace science on their own terms and to serve their own purposes. . . . Fyfe deepens our knowledge of the Victorian world and convincingly demolishes stereotypes of disengaged or disputatious evangelicals. Science and Salvation is replete with interesting episodes and thought-provoking asides. . . . Well researched, intriguing and rewarding."

William J. Astore | Endeavour

"Fyfe’s book has the same satisfying appeal as the detailed and illuminating works on popular reception of such leaders in the field of the history of nineteenth century science as Adrian Desmond and James Secord."

Timothy Larsen | The Library

"One of the great merits of this book is to provide insights into ordinary people and popular conceptions of science. These are critically important for an understanding of the wider place of science in society."

Colin A. Russell | Notes & Records of the Royal Society

"What makes Fyfe’s study so outstanding is that she does not just address the ideological issues but examines how the evangelicals of the RTS practically addressed the problems they faced."

Frank A.J.L. James | Journal of Religion

"For the student of Victorian publishing, Victorian religion, andVictorian science, this book is an essential read."

David Knight | Sharp News

"Fyfe’s close study enables her to contribute significantly to the historical trend away from theologically based armchair debates over science and religion."

Roger Cooter | American Historical Review

"[Science and Salvation] manages to achieve something that is quite remarkable in a field that has been so thoroughly picked over--it reveals new characters, new stories, and new truths about the wonderfully Byzantiner religious context of nineteenth-century Victorian science."

Matthew Day | Church History