William Whiston succeeded Sir Isaac Newton as Lucasian Professor of
Mathematics at Cambridge in 1703. Like his predecessor, Whiston
presents an interesting combination of the scientific and the
theological mind, but whereas Newton carefully concealed the true
nature of his religious beliefs, Whiston, a well-known preacher,
did not. This is the first modern full-length study of Whiston's
Newtonian rapprochement between science and religion. Professor
Force examines the writings in which Whiston applies his Newtonian
Biblical interpretation to social, political, and theological
issues in the context of the Newtonian movement at the turn of the
eighteenth century. The book revises the conventional view of
Whiston as a figure peripheral to the Newtonian movement and
reveals the nature of Whiston's 'Newtonianism' and his individual
eccentricities. It also offers valuable insights into Newton
himself and the religious beliefs he so often concealed. Professor
Force's work will be a significant addition to our historical
knowledge of this controversial Newtonian and the Newtonian
movement as a whole.
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