Natural Theology in the Scientific Revolution

God's Scientists

AvKatherine Calloway

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

Del i serien Pickering Studies in PHIL of Religion

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Beskrivning

In the seventeenth century scientific discoveries called into question established Christian theology. It has been claimed that contemporary thinkers contributed to this conflict model by using the discoveries of the natural world to prove the existence of God. Calloway challenges this view by close examination of five key texts of the period.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-07-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Pickering Studies in PHIL of Religion
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781848934641

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Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Chapter 1 Rational Theology: Henry More’s an Antidote Against Atheism (1653); Chapter 2 ‘Prudent Charity’: Richard Baxter’s the Reasons of the Christian Religion (1667); Chapter 3 A Settled Mind? John Wilkins’s of the Principles and Duties of Natural Religion (1675); Chapter 4 God’s Naturalist: John Ray’s The Wisdom of God (1691); Chapter 5 God’s Philologist: Richard Bentley’s the Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism (1692); conclusion Conclusion;