Religion and the Rise of Modern Science

accepted according ancient Aristotelian Aristotle artificial astronomers atoms attitude Basso believed Berkeley Bible biblical concept Boyle C. S. Lewis Calvin Calvinist Catholic character Christian considered Copernican Copernicus created creation creator critique demiurge Descartes divine doctrine earth emphasized empiricism eternal evident existence experience experimental fact faith Francis Bacon Galileo Genesis God's gods Greek hand heavens Holy Hooykaas human idea Isaac Beeckman John Wilkins Kepler knowledge Lansbergen learning logical London Malebranche manual mathematical matter mechanical mechanical philosophy mechanistic philosophy mechanistic world picture medieval Merton metaphysical mind modern science motion necessity Netherlands Newton nominalists opinion Oresme pagan Palissy Paracelsus Pascal phenomena philoso physics Plato prop Protestantism Protestants Psalms Puritan rationalistic reality reason recognized rejected religion religious Roman scholastic scientific scientists Scripture seventeenth century sidered sixteenth soul theologians theology theory things Thomas Digges thought Timaios tion true truth universe whereas world picture