National audienceThe chemist Robert Boyle left money in his will to finance a series of sermons in defence of Christian doctrines against unbelievers and Jews. These 'Boyle Lectures' are usually interpreted as expressing the Newtonian natural theology of the Latitudinarians. This article, concerned with the late seventeenth-century lectures, studies them against the background of the politico-theological situation of the period. It shows that while the lecturers (from different branches of the Church) were attempting to défend rational theology against both the enthusiasts and those who attempted to oppose reason and science to religion, they also needed to counter the claim that reason alone was the criterion of truth, which they believed ...
Fellow of the History of Science for the BioLogos Foundation and Distinguished Professor of the Hist...
The second half of the seventeenth century witnessed in England some fundamental differences of opin...
In this book, published in 1686, the scientist Robert Boyle (1627–91) attacked prevailing notions of...
The chemist Robert Boyle left money in his will to finance a series of sermons in defence of Christi...
A number of historians of science have claimed that the early Boyle Sermons provided a platform for ...
The third part analyses Boyle’s religious concerns, starting from the early writings, showing how he...
In this paper I will address Boyle\u27s understanding of Scripture and Nature and seek to outline th...
Robert Boyle is an outstanding example of a Christian scientist whose faith interacted fundamentally...
SUMMARY. — In 1661 Boyle presented a dialogue making use of a skeptical line of reasoning. His purpo...
Boyle, Robert. The excellency of theology, compar\u27d with natural philosophy, (as both are objects...
It was not uncommon for Robert Boyle, who feared plagiarists almost as much as atheists, to entrust ...
Christian Virtuoso or Skeptical Chemist. Robert Boyle and the Dilemma of Confession or Science Ro...
In this essay, I examine Robert Boyle's strategies for making imperceptible entities accessible to t...
The article focuses on 17th century British natural philosopher and scientist Robert Boyle. The auth...
International audienceIn 1661, Boyle presented a dialogue making use of a skeptical line of reasonin...
Fellow of the History of Science for the BioLogos Foundation and Distinguished Professor of the Hist...
The second half of the seventeenth century witnessed in England some fundamental differences of opin...
In this book, published in 1686, the scientist Robert Boyle (1627–91) attacked prevailing notions of...
The chemist Robert Boyle left money in his will to finance a series of sermons in defence of Christi...
A number of historians of science have claimed that the early Boyle Sermons provided a platform for ...
The third part analyses Boyle’s religious concerns, starting from the early writings, showing how he...
In this paper I will address Boyle\u27s understanding of Scripture and Nature and seek to outline th...
Robert Boyle is an outstanding example of a Christian scientist whose faith interacted fundamentally...
SUMMARY. — In 1661 Boyle presented a dialogue making use of a skeptical line of reasoning. His purpo...
Boyle, Robert. The excellency of theology, compar\u27d with natural philosophy, (as both are objects...
It was not uncommon for Robert Boyle, who feared plagiarists almost as much as atheists, to entrust ...
Christian Virtuoso or Skeptical Chemist. Robert Boyle and the Dilemma of Confession or Science Ro...
In this essay, I examine Robert Boyle's strategies for making imperceptible entities accessible to t...
The article focuses on 17th century British natural philosopher and scientist Robert Boyle. The auth...
International audienceIn 1661, Boyle presented a dialogue making use of a skeptical line of reasonin...
Fellow of the History of Science for the BioLogos Foundation and Distinguished Professor of the Hist...
The second half of the seventeenth century witnessed in England some fundamental differences of opin...
In this book, published in 1686, the scientist Robert Boyle (1627–91) attacked prevailing notions of...