Biblical Exegesis and the Emergence of Science in the Early Modern Era by Killeen & Forshaw (9780230507074)
Killeen & Forshaw
Release Date: 11 Jun 2007 Format: Hardcover Pages: 264 Category: History Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 9780230507074 ISBN-10: 0230507077
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. This collection presents a series of essays challenging this critical presumption and offering substantial evidence of the centrality of scriptural interpretation for early modern scientific thinkers.