Boyle Lectures
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The Boyle Lectures are a series of theological and scientific discourses, founded in the late 17th century in honor of Robert Boyle, aimed at defending and explaining the Christian faith in light of emerging natural philosophy.
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| Boyle Lecturer | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Christian apologetics lectures
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lecture series ⓘ theological lecture series ⓘ |
| aim |
to engage emerging scientific ideas from a Christian perspective
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to show the reasonableness of Christian belief ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
clergy
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learned public ⓘ scientific community ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Robert Boyle’s contributions to Christian thought
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Robert Boyle’s contributions to science ⓘ |
| continuedIn |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 17th century ⓘ |
| field |
natural philosophy
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science and religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| foundedByBequestOf | Robert Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Robert Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | public lecture ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Christian apologetics against atheism
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Christian apologetics against deism ⓘ Christian apologetics against religious skepticism ⓘ arguments for the existence of God ⓘ natural theology ⓘ relationship between science and faith ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Scientific Revolution
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early Enlightenment ⓘ rise of early modern science ⓘ |
| inception | 1692 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| namedAfter | Robert Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLecturer |
John Evelyn
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John Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ William Derham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
defence of the Christian religion
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reconciliation of Christian theology with natural philosophy ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| revivedIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| sponsor | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfApologetics | natural-theological apologetics ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | St Mary-le-Bow, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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