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2011

Book Chapter

Early Christianity

Harrison, Peter and Lindberg, David C. (2011). Early Christianity. Science and religion around the world. (pp. 67-91) edited by John Hedley Brooke and Ronald L. Numbers. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Early Christianity

2011

Book Chapter

Adam Smith, natural theology, and the natural sciences

Harrison, Peter (2011). Adam Smith, natural theology, and the natural sciences. Adam Smith as theologian. (pp. 77-91) edited by Paul Oslington. New York, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203816417

Adam Smith, natural theology, and the natural sciences

2011

Book Chapter

Natural history

Harrison, Peter (2011). Natural history. Wrestling with nature: From omens to science. (pp. 117-148) edited by Peter Harrison, Ronald L. Numbers and Michael H. Shank. Chicago, IL, United States: University of Chicago Press.

Natural history

2011

Book Chapter

Introduction

Harrison, Peter (2011). Introduction. Wrestling with nature: From omens to science. (pp. 1-7) edited by Peter Harrison, Ronald L. Numbers and Michael H. Shank. Chicago, IL, United States: University of Chicago Press.

Introduction

2010

Book Chapter

‘Science’ and ‘religion’: Constructing the boundaries

Harrison, Peter (2010). ‘Science’ and ‘religion’: Constructing the boundaries. Science and Religion: New Historical Perspectives. (pp. 23-49) Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511676345.003

‘Science’ and ‘religion’: Constructing the boundaries

2010

Book Chapter

Theology and matter theory in the early modern period

Harrison, Peter (2010). Theology and matter theory in the early modern period. Matter and meaning: Is matter sacred or profane?. (pp. 39-56) edited by Michael Fuller. Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars.

Theology and matter theory in the early modern period

2010

Book Chapter

The cultural authority of natural history in early modern Europe

Harrison, Peter (2010). The cultural authority of natural history in early modern Europe. Biology and ideology: From Descartes to Dawkins. (pp. 11-35) edited by Denis R. Alexander and Ronald L. Numbers. Chicago, ILL, U.S.A.; London, U.K.: University of Chicago Press.

The cultural authority of natural history in early modern Europe

2009

Book Chapter

Hermeneutics and natural knowledge in the reformers

Harrison, Peter (2009). Hermeneutics and natural knowledge in the reformers. Nature and Scripture in the Abrahamic religions: Up to 1700. (pp. 341-362) edited by Jitse M. van der Meer, Scott Mandelbrote and Wim Janse. Leiden, Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill. doi: 10.1163/ej.9789004171916.i-782.74

Hermeneutics and natural knowledge in the reformers

2009

Book Chapter

Herbert Butterfield and the scientific revolution : Reassessing the Butterfield thesis

Harrison, Peter (2009). Herbert Butterfield and the scientific revolution : Reassessing the Butterfield thesis. Recent Themes in the History of Science and Religion. (pp. 65-72) edited by Donald A. Yerxa. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press.

Herbert Butterfield and the scientific revolution : Reassessing the Butterfield thesis

2009

Book Chapter

That Rene Descartes originated mind-body distinction

Harrison, Peter (2009). That Rene Descartes originated mind-body distinction. Galileo goes to jail : And other myths about science and religion. (pp. 107-114) edited by Ronald L. Numbers. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.

That Rene Descartes originated mind-body distinction

2008

Book Chapter

The development of the concept of the laws of nature

Harrison. Peter (2008). The development of the concept of the laws of nature. Creation: Law and probability. (pp. 13-36) edited by Fraser Watts. Aldershot, England: Ashgate. doi: 10.4324/9780429463525-2

The development of the concept of the laws of nature

2008

Book Chapter

Hermeneutics and natural knowledge in the reformers

Harrison, Peter (2008). Hermeneutics and natural knowledge in the reformers. Brill's Series in Church History. (pp. 341-362) Brill Academic Publishers.

Hermeneutics and natural knowledge in the reformers

2007

Book Chapter

"The fashioned image of poetry or the regular instruction of philosophy?": Truth, utility, and the natural sciences in early modern England

Harrison, Peter (2007). "The fashioned image of poetry or the regular instruction of philosophy?": Truth, utility, and the natural sciences in early modern England. Science, literature, and rhetoric in early modern England. (pp. 15-36) edited by Juliet Cummins and David Burchell. Aldershot, England: Ashgate.

"The fashioned image of poetry or the regular instruction of philosophy?": Truth, utility, and the natural sciences in early modern England

2007

Book Chapter

Philosophy and the crisis of religion

Harrison, Peter (2007). Philosophy and the crisis of religion. The Cambridge companion to Renaissance philosophy. (pp. 234-249) edited by James Hankins. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CCOL052184648X.012

Philosophy and the crisis of religion

2007

Book Chapter

Natural theology, deism, and early modern science

Harrison, Peter (2007). Natural theology, deism, and early modern science. Science, religion, and society : An encyclopedia of history, culture, and controversy. (pp. 426-440) edited by Arri Eisen and Gary Laderman. New York , NY, U.S.A.: M E Sharpe.

Natural theology, deism, and early modern science

2007

Book Chapter

Reinterpreting nature in early modern Europe : Natural philosophy, biblical exegesis, and the contemplative life

Harrison, Peter (2007). Reinterpreting nature in early modern Europe : Natural philosophy, biblical exegesis, and the contemplative life. The word and the world : Biblical exegesis and early modern science. (pp. 25-44) edited by Kevin Killeen and Peter J. Forshaw. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9780230206472

Reinterpreting nature in early modern Europe : Natural philosophy, biblical exegesis, and the contemplative life

2006

Book Chapter

The 'Book of nature' and early modern science

Harrison, Peter (2006). The 'Book of nature' and early modern science. The book of nature in early modern and modern history. (pp. 1-26) edited by Klaas van Berkel and Arie Johan Vanderjagt. Leuven, Belgium: Peeters.

The 'Book of nature' and early modern science

2006

Book Chapter

Disjoining wisdom and knowledge : Science, theology, and the making of western modernity

Harrison, Peter (2006). Disjoining wisdom and knowledge : Science, theology, and the making of western modernity. Wisdom or knowledge? : Science, theology and cultural dynamics. (pp. 51-72) edited by Hubert Meisinger, Willem B. Drees and Zbigniew Liana. London: T & T Clark International.

Disjoining wisdom and knowledge : Science, theology, and the making of western modernity

2006

Book Chapter

The natural philosopher and the virtues

Harrison, Peter (2006). The natural philosopher and the virtues. The philosopher in early modern Europe : The nature of a contested identity. (pp. 202-228) edited by Conal Condren, Stephen Gaukroger and Ian Hunter.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

The natural philosopher and the virtues

2006

Book Chapter

Having dominion : Genesis and the mastery of nature

Harrison, Peter (2006). Having dominion : Genesis and the mastery of nature. Environmental stewardship : Critical perspectives, past and present. (pp. 17-31) edited by R. J. Berry. London: T & T Clark International.

Having dominion : Genesis and the mastery of nature