The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation
The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation
By: John Ray
- Collection ID
- PBK.006207
- Type
- Printed Book
- Date
- 1750
- Geography
- Scotland
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 6.7 × 4.3 × 1.4 in. (17 × 11 × 3.5 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
John Ray was an English naturalist who made significant contributions to botany and zoology. His innovative taxonomies of plants and animals shaped both fields moving forward. Ray also wrote numerous religious texts. In his 1691 The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation, Ray argued that the complexity and wonder of the natural world demand the existence of a creator. Although the argument from design (or teleological argument) predated Ray by millennia, appearing in the writings of Christians and non-Christians alike, Ray’s work contributed to a surge in its popularity. An entire field known as “physico-theology” soon emerged, aiming to demonstrate the necessary connection between design in nature and a divine designer. This is the fourteenth edition of Ray’s text.
John Ray was an English naturalist who made significant contributions to botany and zoology. His innovative taxonomies of plants and animals shaped both fields moving forward. Ray also wrote numerous religious texts. In his 1691 The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation, Ray argued that the complexity and wonder of the natural world demand the existence of a creator. Although the argument from design (or teleological argument) predated Ray by millennia, appearing in the writings of Christians and non-Christians alike, Ray’s work contributed to a surge in its popularity. An entire field known as “physico-theology” soon emerged, aiming to demonstrate the necessary connection between design in nature and a divine designer. This is the fourteenth edition of Ray’s text.
Printed in 1750 by William Duncan Junior, Glasgow, Scotland.[1] Acquired by 2020 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] A name inscribed on the flyleaf in an early modern hand has not yet been identified.
Printed in 1750 by William Duncan Junior, Glasgow, Scotland.[1] Acquired by 2020 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] A name inscribed on the flyleaf in an early modern hand has not yet been identified.
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