文档介绍：THEOLOGY AND SCIENCE IN THE
THOUGHT OF FRANCIS BACON
To Stephen A. McKnight,
with gratitude
Theology and Science in the
Thought of Francis Bacon
STEVEN MATTHEWS
The University of Minnesota, USA
© Steven Matthews 2008
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Matthews, Steven, 1969–
Theology and science in the thought of Francis Bacon
1. Bacon, Francis, 1561–1626 2. Religion and science
3. Theology
I. Title
192
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Matthews, Steven, 1969–
Theology and science in the thought of Francis Bacon / by Steven Matthews.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-7546-6252-5 (alk. paper)
1. Bacon, Francis, 1561–1626. 2. Religion and science. 3. Theology. I. Title.
2008
192–dc22
2007032297
ISBN 978-0-7546-6252-5
Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall.
Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
1 Breaking with a Puritan Past 1
2 Bacon’s Turn toward the Ancient Faith 27
3 In the Beginning: The Creation of Nature and the Nature of the Fall 51
4 On the Way of Salvation: Bacon’s Twofold Via Salutis 75
5 In the Autumn of the World: Features of the Age of Instauration 99
6 Bacon’s Circle and his Legacy 117
Bibliography 141
Index 147
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