John Ray: “Divinity is my Profession”

• Authors: Adam Drozdek

Abstracts

EN

Summary. John Ray was primarily interested in his work as a naturalist. However, prompted by his conscience and the sense of his priestly obligation, he authored three books of religious character: one on physico-theology, one on sacred physics, and one on practical theology. The article presents some of his views expressed in these books.

Keywords

EN

John Ray; physico-theology; teleology; sacred phisics

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia Theologica Varsaviensia
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 207-219

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Adam Drozdek

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Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/stv.11585

Biblioteka Nauki

28646655