Steven Matthews

Theology and Science in the Thought of Francis Bacon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study re-evaluates the religious beliefs of Francis Bacon and the role which his theology played in the development of his program for the reform of learning and the natural sciences, the Great Instauration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781138357709
• ISBN-10: 1138357707
• Artikelnr.: 63658641

Autorenporträt

Steven Matthews is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA..

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Breaking with a puritan past
Bacon's turn toward the ancient faith
In the beginning: the creation of nature and the nature of the fall
On the ways of salvation: Bacon's 2-fold via salutis
In the autumn of the world: features of the age of instauration
Bacon's circle and his legacy
Bibliography
Index.