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020			_a9780511694219 (ebook)
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100	1		_aChalmers, Thomas, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA Series of Discourses on the Christian Revelation, Viewed in Connection with the Modern Astronomy / _cThomas Chalmers.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1817.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (280 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Religion
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aIn 1817 the Scottish mathematician and churchman Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), who was later invited to write one of the Bridgewater Treatises (also reissued in this series) published this book, based on weekday sermons preached by him in Glasgow. His main aim is to refute the 'infidel' argument that because the earth and humanity are such insignificant parts of the universe, God - if he existed - would not care about them. However, he is also addressing the 'narrow and intolerant professors' who 'take an alarm' at the idea of philosophy rather than incorporating science into their Christian preaching. Chalmers writes from the viewpoint of an admirer of science and modern astronomy. However, he also argues that wonder at the magnificence of creation and even acknowledging it as God's work is not enough, and that a truly moral Christian life is essential for salvation.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108005272
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pReligion.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511694219
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