Religion and Culture, Religion and Literature, Historical
Theology/Philosophy of Religion, History of Ideas
Interest in Science Studies:
Areas - Muggletonian Astronomy; impact of modern science
on interpretation and theory of interpretation of scripture
Figures - Isaac Frost (Two Systems of
Astronomy, 1846)
Issues - Proposal that biblical literalism is a heretical
departure from Christian "orthodoxy" of the early, patristics
period prompted by uncritical misuse of/misapplication of
scientific method