Book contents
- Naturalism in the Christian Imagination
- Reviews
- Naturalism in the Christian Imagination
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Setting the Scene
- Chapter 1 Explanation before Science and Religion
- Chapter 2 Providence in Early Modern England
- Part II Expanding the Explanatory Scope of Natural Causality
- Part III Curtailing the Explanatory Ambitions of Naturalistic Philosophies
- Part IV Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 1 - Explanation before Science and Religion
from Part I - Setting the Scene
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 June 2022
- Naturalism in the Christian Imagination
- Reviews
- Naturalism in the Christian Imagination
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Setting the Scene
- Chapter 1 Explanation before Science and Religion
- Chapter 2 Providence in Early Modern England
- Part II Expanding the Explanatory Scope of Natural Causality
- Part III Curtailing the Explanatory Ambitions of Naturalistic Philosophies
- Part IV Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the concept of providential naturalism by way of discussion of contemporary perceptions about “scientific” and “religious” explanations of phenomena in nature. It also introduces the specific historical and geographical context -- early modern England -- on which the book focuses.
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- Naturalism in the Christian ImaginationProvidence and Causality in Early Modern England, pp. 3 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022