Quakers, Jews, and Science : Religious Responses to Modernity and the Sciences in Britain, 1650-1900.

How do science and religion interact? This study examines the ways in which two minorities in Britain - the Quaker and Anglo-Jewish communities - engaged with science. Drawing on a wealth of documentary material, Geoffrey Cantor charts the participation of Quakers and Jews in many different aspects...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cantor, Geoffrey
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Temas:
1600-1899
Religion and science > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Religion and science > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Religion and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Society of Friends > Doctrines.
Judaism > Doctrines.
Judaism and science > History.
Religion et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Religion et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Religion et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Société des Amis > Doctrines.
Judaïsme > Doctrines.
Judaïsme et sciences > Histoire.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Judaism and science.
Religion and science.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How do science and religion interact? This study examines the ways in which two minorities in Britain - the Quaker and Anglo-Jewish communities - engaged with science. Drawing on a wealth of documentary material, Geoffrey Cantor charts the participation of Quakers and Jews in many different aspects of science.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (432 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191534898
0191534897
0191603384
9780191603389

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