The Christian Philosopher

''Solberg's splendid scholarship will help rehabilitate the reputation of the most prominent intellect of early eighteenth-century America... All students of early American science, literature, and religion will want to consult this book.'' -- Gerald McDermott, Religious Studies Review ADVANCE PRAISE ''Hardly any intellectual concern was more important in the eighteenth century than natural theology, and Cotton Mather's Christian Philosopher was the great colonial British American compendium on the subject. Full of esoteric lore and obscure references, Mather's text has awaited a scholar with the tenacity and determination of Winton Solberg who could produce the definitive critical edition that we now at last have of this classic work.'' -- Norman Fiering, John Carter Brown Library, Brown University ''Solberg has matched Cotton Mather in the industry, thoroughness, and zest with which he has undertaken and completed his task.'' -- John C. Greene, author of American Science in the Age of Jefferson