The Word and the World: Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science

The Word and the World: Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science

by KevinKilleen (Editor), PeterJ.Forshaw (Editor)

Synopsis

This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It addresses the idea that the natural philosophers of the era forged their new sciences despite, rather than because of, the pervasive bible-centeredness of early modern thought.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 13 Apr 2007

ISBN 10: 0230507077
ISBN 13: 9780230507074