Transformation of Natural Philosophy - The Case of Philip Melanchthon

Zusammenfassung This book examines the genesis of Lutheran interest in natural philosophical issues! focusing on a reform attributed to Luther's ally Philip Melanchthon. He transformed a traditional natural philosophy into a specifically Lutheran one! in an effort to promote Luther's cause against civil disobedience. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Notes on the text; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The way of the schoolmen; 2. Law and Gospel: the reforms of Luther and Melanchthon; 1. Luther's reform - establishing the message of the Gospel; 2. Melanchthon's reform - law and philosophy; 3. The soul; 4. The Providence of God; 5. The construction of orthodoxy; Conclusion: a transformation of natural philosophy; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Sachiko Kusukawa, Sachiko (Trinity College Kusukawa
• Assisted by: Lorraine Daston (Editor), Quentin Skinner (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521030465
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03046-5
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Ideas in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education