Science and theology in the Reformation : studies in theological interpretation and astronomical observation in sixteenth-century Germany - Methuen, Charlotte (New York : T & T Clark, 2008)
Introduction; 1. Natural order or order of nature? Natural and Moral Philosophy in the Thought of the Reformers.; 2. Lex naturae and ordo naturae in the thought of Philip Melanchthon.; 3. 'This comet or new star': theology and the interpretation of the nova of 1572.; 4. Special providence and sixteenth-century astronomical observation: some preliminary reflections.; 5. Time human or time divine: Theological aspects in opposing the Gregorian Calendar Reform.; 6. From sola scriptura to astronomia nova: novelty, authority, and the reform of astronomy in the work of Johannes Kepler.; 7. On the problem of defining Lutheran Natural Philosophy.
Keywords: Astronomy - Germany - History - 16th century.Reform - Germany