John Craige's Mathematical Principles of Christian Theology |
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| Author:
| Nash, Richard |
| Series title: | Journal on the History of Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-1662-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1991 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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First published in Latin in 1699, John Craige's Theology represents a rare early attempt to introduce mathematical reasoning into moral and theological dispute.
Craige's effort to determine the earliest possible date of the Apocalypse earned him ridicule as an eccentric and a crank. Yet, Richard Nash argues, the intensity of the response to Craige's work testifies to how widely felt the conflict was between the old and newly emergent notions of probability.
First published in Latin in 1699, John Craige's Theology represents a rare early attempt to introduce mathematical reasoning into moral and theological dispute.
Craige's effort to determine the earliest possible date of the Apocalypse earned him ridicule as an eccentric and a crank. Yet, Richard Nash argues, the intensity of the response to Craige's work testifies to how widely felt the conflict was between the old and newly emergent notions of probability.