Creation: the impact of an idea. - O'Connor, Daniel, 1933-; Oakley, Francis (New York, Scribner, 1969)
Nature. Introduction: two philosophies of nature, by D. O'Connor. The Christian doctrine of creation and the rise of modern natural science, by M. Foster. Christian theology and the Newtonian science: the rise of the concept of the laws of nature, by F. Oakley. What accelerated technological progress in the Western Middle Ages? By L. White, Jr.--Man. Introduction: the human and the divine, by D. O'Connor. The problem of time, by E. Brunner. Letter and spirit, by E. Frank. Christian optimism, by E. Gilson.--Society. Introduction: the sacral norm, by F. Oakley. Kingship in Israel and in Babylon, by A. T. van Leeuwen. Christianity changes the conditions of government, by N. Fustel de Coulanges. The Western church and the post-Roman world, by T. M. Parker. Medieval canon law and Western constitutionalism, by B. Tierney. Epilogue. Jewish and Christian elements in the Western philosophical tradition, by H. Jonas. An introductory bibliography: p. 259-262.
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Keywords: Creation; Theology