Faith in the Age of Reason : The Enlightenment from Galileo to Kant

This excellent addition to the Lion Histories series explores one of the most interesting periods of history - the Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The book begins by describing how the Middle Ages came to an end with the Renaissance and the Reformation, setting the scene for the Enlightenment. Jonathan Hill then takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the central themes and characters of this turbulent period. Themes covered include: the Churches, the New Science, the New Philosophy, the Question of Authority, Politics and Society, God, Humanity and the World, the Reaction and the Legacy. Key figures featured include: Samuel Johnson, Galileo, Newton, Descartes, Hume, Voltaire, Pascal, Locke, Diderot, Rousseau and Kant.