The Christian Philosopher

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The Christian Philosopher is an early 18th-century work by Cotton Mather that attempts to reconcile and harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian theology.

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instanceOf Christian apologetic work ⓘ
book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
aim to defend Christianity against perceived threats from new science ⓘ
to harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian doctrine ⓘ
to show that scientific discoveries support belief in God ⓘ
argumentType apologetic ⓘ
teleological argument ⓘ
author Cotton Mather ⓘ
Cotton Mather (1663–1728) ⓘ
linked to: Cotton Mather
countryOfOrigin Colonial America ⓘ
genre Christian philosophy ⓘ
natural theology ⓘ
religious science writing ⓘ
hasForm prose treatise ⓘ
hasPerspectiveOn emerging scientific knowledge of the early 18th century ⓘ
historicalContext early 18th-century Anglo-American intellectual culture ⓘ
early Enlightenment ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment science ⓘ
Puritan theology ⓘ
early modern natural philosophy ⓘ
intellectualMovementContext early American Enlightenment ⓘ
intendedAudience educated Christian readers ⓘ
readers interested in science and religion ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme harmony between natural philosophy and revealed religion ⓘ
reconciliation of science and Christian theology ⓘ
use of scientific discoveries as evidence for God ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest substantial American works engaging with modern science ⓘ
systematic attempt to integrate scientific knowledge into Christian apologetics ⓘ
originalPublicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
philosophicalStance Christian rationalism ⓘ
theistic ⓘ
placeInAuthorOeuvre major philosophical and theological work by Cotton Mather ⓘ
positionOnScience supportive of scientific inquiry as compatible with faith ⓘ
relatedConcept natural theology in early America ⓘ
science and religion compatibility ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor Magnalia Christi Americana ⓘ
religiousDenominationContext Congregationalist ⓘ
religiousPerspective Christian ⓘ
subject Christian theology ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
natural theology arguments ⓘ
science and religion ⓘ
theologicalTradition Protestant ⓘ
Puritan ⓘ
usesMethod natural-theological argument from design ⓘ
workOf Cotton Mather ⓘ

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