Christianity and Astrology: Fundamental Incompatibility Concerning Gods and Free Will

Abstract

The practice of astrology passed down from the Greeks and Romans lingered on in Christian Medieval Europe as a peripheral science despite efforts from the Church to stamp it out. Although astrology in its original form proved to be incompatible with the essential tenets of Christianity, individuals who remained interested in it as a science sought various methods by which to doctor its objectionable components, incorporate the Christian God, and legitimize its use in the eyes of the Church.