Scripture and Science
Some Considerations about the Reconcileableness of Reason and Religion
Some Considerations about the Reconcileableness of Reason and Religion
By: Robert Boyle
- Collection ID
- PBK.005285.b
- Type
- Printed Book
- Date
- 1675
- Geography
- England
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 × 8.6 × 1.1 in. (31.7 × 21.9 × 2.7 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
Robert Boyle, the well-known namesake of Boyle’s law, was a towering figure in the history of chemistry whose scientific pursuits were closely related to his Christian faith. In Some Considerations about the Reconcileableness of Reason and Religion, Boyle argued that the Christian faith did not require one to set rationality aside. On the contrary, Boyle insisted Christianity and reason were entirely compatible. Boyle published this under the pseudonym “T. E. A Lay-man,” but printed it along with an annex about the possibility of the resurrection that used his real name. This work is bound with a copy of Nicholas Bernard’s The Life and Death of James Ussher.
Robert Boyle, the well-known namesake of Boyle’s law, was a towering figure in the history of chemistry whose scientific pursuits were closely related to his Christian faith. In Some Considerations about the Reconcileableness of Reason and Religion, Boyle argued that the Christian faith did not require one to set rationality aside. On the contrary, Boyle insisted Christianity and reason were entirely compatible. Boyle published this under the pseudonym “T. E. A Lay-man,” but printed it along with an annex about the possibility of the resurrection that used his real name. This work is bound with a copy of Nicholas Bernard’s The Life and Death of James Ussher.
Printed in 1675 by Thomas Newcomb for Henry Herringman, London, England, and later bound with a copy of Nicholas Bernard’s The Life and Death of James Ussher. Acquired by 1929 by John Camp Williams, United States.[1] Acquired by 1999 by James Cummins Bookseller, New York, New York; Purchased in 1999 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] John Camp Williams was an American manufacturing executive and book collector. His bookplate appears on the front pastedown. His library was auctioned by Bankers Trust Co. in 1929.
Printed in 1675 by Thomas Newcomb for Henry Herringman, London, England, and later bound with a copy of Nicholas Bernard’s The Life and Death of James Ussher. Acquired by 1929 by John Camp Williams, United States.[1] Acquired by 1999 by James Cummins Bookseller, New York, New York; Purchased in 1999 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] John Camp Williams was an American manufacturing executive and book collector. His bookplate appears on the front pastedown. His library was auctioned by Bankers Trust Co. in 1929.
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