Science, Religion, and Belief: The Clerical Virtuosi of the Royal Society of London, 1663-1687
Author:   Rogers B Miles
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Volume:   106
ISBN:  

9780820415642


Pages:   207
Publication Date:   01 December 1992
Format:   Hardback
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This fascinating study explores the interests and motivations that led fifty-three English clergymen to join the Royal Society of London between 1663 and 1687. An important contribution to a deeper understanding of science and religion in the Restoration period, this study contends that the doubts the Society raised about the certainty of human knowledge influenced these clergymen's understanding of the nature of belief and their defense of Christian mysteries like the Trinity and the Incarnation. By focusing on the ways they defined the term, 'belief', a correlation can be established between their stand on the problem of certainty and their success in answering critics of the mysteries of Christianity.

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Author:   Rogers B Miles
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Volume:   106
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780820415642


ISBN 10:   0820415642
Pages:   207
Publication Date:   01 December 1992
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Introduction - Clerical Virtuosi: educations, careers, and scientific contributions - Activity in the Royal Society - Definitions of the term, 'belief' - Defenses of the credibility of the mysteries of Christianity.

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The Author: Rogers B. Miles received his doctorate in religion from Princeton University. He has taught at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.

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