Creational theology and the history of physical science: the creationist tradition from Basil to Bohr
This volume documents the role of creational theology in discussions of natural philosophy, medicine and technology from the Hellenistic period to the early twentieth century. Four principal themes are the comprehensibility of the world, the unity of heaven and earth, the relative autonomy of nature...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden New York Köln
Brill
1997
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Studies in the history of Christian thought (78)
Year: 1997 |
| Reviews: | Creational theology and the history of physical science. The creationist tradition from Basil to Bohr. By Christopher B. Kaiser. (Studies in the History of Christian Thought, 78.) Pp. x+452. Leiden–New York–Cologne: Brill, 1997. Nlg 235. 90 04 10669 3; 0081 8607 (1999) (Brooke, John Hedley)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in the history of Christian thought
78 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Creation theology
/ Natural sciences
/ History
B Creation theology / Physics / History |
| Further subjects: | B
Physical sciences History
B Creation History of doctrines B Religion and science History |
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| Summary: | This volume documents the role of creational theology in discussions of natural philosophy, medicine and technology from the Hellenistic period to the early twentieth century. Four principal themes are the comprehensibility of the world, the unity of heaven and earth, the relative autonomy of nature, and the ministry of healing. Successive chapters focus on Greco-Roman science, medieval Aristotelianism, early modern science, the heritage of Isaac Newton, and post-Newtonian mechanics. The volume will interest historians of science and historians of the idea of creation. It simultaneously details the persistence of tradition and the emergence of modernity and provides the historical background for later discussions of creation and evolution. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [408]-439) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9004106693 |