Geology and religious sentiment: the effect of geological discoveries on English society and literature between 1829 and 1859

In: Brill's studies in intellectual history v. 80

Abstract

Preliminary Material /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER ONE: THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING: THE DANGEROUS AND VISIONARY PURSUIT /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER TWO: THE PERIOD TO 1830: FROM FORMER WORLDS TO UNIFORMITARIANISM /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER THREE: \'IF WE DON'T IRRITATE, WE SHALL CARRY ALL WITH US\': THE FIRST VOLUME OF PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER FOUR: PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY 1832-3: WORKING HARD AT NATURAL THEOLOGY /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER FIVE: MODIFIED MUD OR MODIFIED MONKEY: UNIFORMITY, PROGRESSION AND TRANSMUTATION /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER SIX: PROGRESS, EDUCATION, AND UNITARIANISM /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER SEVEN: WILLIAM BUCKLAND: BRIDGE-OVER-THE-WATER /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER EIGHT: ADAM SEDGWICK: HOW MUCH GOOD MIGHT HE DO? /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER NINE: ADAM SEDGWICK: THE SOBER FACTS AND THE ROGUE'S GAME /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER TEN: WILLIAM WHEWELL: LYELL'S LABOURS AND IDEAS /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: SWINGING MID-AIR AMONG THE PRECIPICES OF LIFE /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER TWELVE: THE WHOLE CREATION GROANETH AND TRAVAILETH TOGETHER /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DEUS QUIDAM DECEPTOR /J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: TOWARDS ABATEMENT OF THE FEVER /J.M.I. Klaver -- CONCLUSION /J.M.I. Klaver -- BIBLIOGRAPHY /J.M.I. Klaver -- INDEX /J.M.I. Klaver.