Galilei and Kepler on the Mathematical Beauty of the World as a Divine Gift
The Scientific Revolution transformed the teleological view of the universe into a quantitative vision in which measurements play a key role in our understanding of nature. The contribution offered by Christian theology for achieving that new approach is well evidenced: the major protagonists of the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Science & Christian belief
Year: 2023, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 118-128 |
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Theology
B Creation B Galileo Galilei B Christianity B God’s design B Scientific Revolution B BOOK OF NATURE B Christian origin of science B Johannes Kepler B Revelation B Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630 B mathematical universe B science and faith B Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 |
| Summary: | The Scientific Revolution transformed the teleological view of the universe into a quantitative vision in which measurements play a key role in our understanding of nature. The contribution offered by Christian theology for achieving that new approach is well evidenced: the major protagonists of the modern scientific revolution, indeed, considered the universe to be a mathematical structure as the outcome of divine creation. Humans, in turn, are provided by God with mathematical archetypes for understanding the inner nature of the world, as an integral part of revelation. This paper focuses on the ideas expressed by Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler on the geometrical harmony of creation as a divine gift. |
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