Nathaniel Culverwel
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Nathaniel Culverwel (1619-1651), alternative spellings Nathanael or Culverwell) was an English author and theologian, born in Middlesex.
A student and later a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he was associated with members of the Cambridge Platonists group.
[edit] Works
- Spiritual Optics, or a Glass Discovering the Weakness and Imperfection of a Christian's Knowledge in this Life, 1651
- An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, 1652 - His best-known work, this was originally delivered as a series of lectures in 1645-1646, and attempted mediation between reason and faith, via natural law, in the context of the opposing religious stances of the English Civil War.
- Worth of Souls
- The Schisme
- Act of Oblivion
- Child's Return
- Panting Soul
- Mount Ebal
- White Stone
[edit] External links
- Nathanael Culverwel Bartleby.com biography
- An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, The Online Library of Liberty.
- The Cambridge Platonists