God's Two Books: Copernical Cosmology and Biblical Interpretation in Early Modern Science
Kenneth J. Howell
How do we resolve conflicts when fundamental sources of knowledge and belief—such as science and theology—are involved? In God’s Two Books, Kenneth Howell offers a historical analysis of how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century astronomers and theologians in Northern Protestant Europe used science and religion to challenge and support one another. Howell reveals that the cosmological schemes developed during this era remain monumental solutions to the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and empirical investigation interact with one another. “Writing history requires a constant shedding of our misconceptions about the past,” says Howell. God’s Two Books reshapes our understanding of the interaction ... Read more
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