Priest of nature : the religious worlds of Isaac Newton / Robert Iliffe.
- Iliffe, Rob
- Date:
- [2017]
- Books
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Description
Religion and faith dominated much of Newton's life and work. His papers, never made available to the public, were filled with biblical speculation and timelines along with passages that excoriated the early Church fathers. Indeed, his radical theological leanings rendered him a heretic, according to the doctrines of the Anglican Church.
Publication/Creation
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Physical description
xi, 522 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: A rational Christian -- A divine web -- A spiritual ant -- Infinity and the imagination -- From liberty to heresy -- Abominable men -- Prisca Newtoniana -- Methodising the apocalypse -- Divine persecution -- The end of the world -- Private prosecutions -- Critical friends -- A particle of divinity.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineBZP (Newton)Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9780199995356
- 0199995354