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. Ed(S): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. - The Word and the World. Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science.  - 9781349353385 - V9781349353385
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The Word and the World. Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science.

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Description for The Word and the World. Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science. Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349353385
SKU
V9781349353385
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About . Ed(S): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J.
LEO CATANA Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark KAREN EDWARDS Lecturer in Early Modern Literature, University of Exeter, UK JAMES DOUGAL FLEMING Lecturer in English Renaissance non-dramatic literature, Simon Fraser University, UK PETER J. FORSHAW British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, UK HÅKAN HÅKANSSON PhD graduate, Lund University, Sweden PETER HARRISON Professor of History and ... Read more

Reviews for The Word and the World. Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science.
"The Word and the World is a contribution not only to the literature on science and religion, but also to the growing body of scholarship that examines the dynamic interaction of humanist scholarship and natural knowledge in the age of the scientific revolution." - Daniel Stolzenberg, Renaissance Quarterly

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