Geology and Religious Sentiment

Download or read book Geology and Religious Sentiment written by Jan M.I. Klaver and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with reactions to geological discoveries in early nineteenth-century England. How did theologians cope with new scientific evidence of the antiquity of the world which was contrary to accepted biblical chronology? And what repercussions did this picture have on philosophers, poets and novelists? The first part of the book concentrates on Charles Lyell's religious and scientific views. This is followed by a study of William Buckland, Adam Segdwick and William Whewell, three clergymen who were also geologists. The last section explores the literary reception of the revolutionary discoveries of Lyell and his contemporaries.