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Book SynopsisPhysico-theology celebrated the observation of nature as a way toward recognising God as Creator, demonstrating the compatibility of the biblical record with new science. This is the first English-language monograph to study the impact of physico-theology on the intellectual and socio-cultural establishment in Europe from the mid-17th century.
Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: A European Movement: Actors, Bestsellers, Code Words, and Translations 3: The Argument from Design: From England to Finland 4: Early Central European Physico-Theology 5: Anthropocentrism 6: Doing Physico-theology: Collecting and Collections 7: Diluvialism 8: Protestants and Catholics 9: Conclusion Appendix I: Some Comments on the Historiography Appendix II: Biographical shortlist of Physico-theologians Appendix III: List of Diluvialists (supplement to Chapter 7) Appendix IV: Bibliography of Primary Sources Appendix V: Bestsellers and Translations
