The Christian Philosopher, Or the Connection of Science and Philosophy with Religion

Thomas Dick

Collins, 1824

Inhalt

• INTRODUCTION Page: 17
• Nature from Religion 19 Beneficial effects which flow from the Study: 23
• His Power as interesting a subject as his Mercy 27Illustrated in: 32
• than the supernatural facts recorded in Scripture 33 Immense quantity: 42
• Popular illustration of the Motions of the Earth and Heavens: 48
• adumbrate the Attributes of God and to make a sublime impression: 60
• mation of love and mercy to mankindboundless nature of redeeming: 65
• reason why such a motion exists 68 Wisdom displayed in other Sys: 71
• 77its component parts 78its various propertiesnecessary to animal: 77
• sensitive beings 83arrangements for its universal diffusion 84 display: 87
• malsvariety in their organization 92 Eyes of Insectstheir exquisite: 95
• MECHANISM OF ANIMATED BeingsSTRUCTURE OF THE HIUMAN EYE: 101
• Page: 107
• Lits coats humours muscles orbit and motions 101104 Wisdom: 118
• motion of the wrist and the utility of the human hand with figures 119: 119
• stitution of the world were its Creator a malevolent Being 129_Benevo: 134
• objects on the surface and in the interior recesses of the earthin: 143
• of insect life 148 Invisible worlds 149infinity of the universe: 150
• LUMINOUS ARCHES Description of one seen in Edinburgh in 1814: 156
• Height of such phenomena above the surface of the earth 157 Causes: 164
• Earth bears to the plan of Providence 172 How the diameter of: 182
• CATARACTS their nature 185 Cataracts of the Nile 185cataract: 192
• Various geological phenomena 232 Decomposition of rocks: 233
• Sketches of the variety and vast extent of these formations 239: 242
• Religious tendency of this Science 165 It affords a manifestation of: 167
• its characteristics and the moral improvement of its inhabitants 210: 210
• resting subject of enquiry 221 Materials which compose the crust: 231
• accordance with Sacred History 251253 Genesis i 1 explained 253: 253
• Sublime objects which this science exhibits 260: 260
• Phenomena exhibited in total eclipses of the sun Phenomena of: 286
• Olbers and Brewsters hypothesesMeteoric Stones 288 Jupiterhis: 299

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: The Christian Philosopher, Or the Connection of Science and Philosophy with Religion
• Autor/in: Thomas Dick
• Verlag: Collins, 1824
• Original von: Universität Lausanne
• Digitalisiert: 14. Sept. 2009