Science and theology in the Reformation : studies in theological interpretation and astronomical observation in sixteenth-century Germany / Charlotte Methuen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Methuen, Charlotte.

Contributor:

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

T & T Clark theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science--Germany--History--16th century.

Religion and science.

Astronomy--Germany--History--16th century.

Astronomy.

Reformation--Germany.

Reformation.

History.

Germany.

Theology--History--16th century.

Theology.

Physical Description:

viii, 128 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, [2008]

Summary:

Science and Theology in the Reformation sets the scene for a discussion of the role of theological arguments in the interpretation of astronomical phenomena in the late sixteenth century. Methuen engages with key figures such as Philip Melanchthon and Johannes Kepler considering the complex relationship between these two areas of thought.

Contents:

Part I Nature and Order in the Theology of the Reformers

2 Natural Order or Order of Nature? Natural and Moral Philosophy in the Thought of the Reformers 7

3 Lex naturae and ordo naturae in the Thought of Philip Melanchthon 19

Part II Providence and the Interpretation of the Heavens

4 'This Comet or New Star': Theology and the Interpretation of the Nova of 1572 33

5 Special Providence and Sixteenth-Century Astronomical Observation 48

6 Time Human or Time Divine: Theological Aspects in Opposing the Gregorian Calendar Reform 61

Part III Confession and Authority

7 From sola scriptura to astronomia nova: Authority, Accommodation and the Reform of Astronomy in the Work of Johannes Kepler 77

8 On the Problem of Defining Lutheran Natural Philosophy 94.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [112]-124) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9780567032713

056703271X

OCLC:

191890758