Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. On Kepler’s Works and Translations vii
4. INTRODUCTION. Kepler and the Harmonic Ideal 1
5. 1. “The Study of Divine Things”: Kep ler as Astronomer-Priest 33
6. 2. “Matters of Conscience”: Kepler and the Lutheran Church 70
7. 3. “Of God and His Community”: Kepler and the Catholic Church 109
8. 4. “An Ally in the Search for Truth”: Kepler and Galileo 145
9. 5. “Political Digression(s)”: Kepler and the Harmony of the State 182
10. 6. “The Christian Resolution of the Calendar”: Kepler as Impartial Mathematician 222 222
11. CONCLUSION. Perspective, Perception, and Pluralism 257
12. Acknowledgments 283
13. Notes 285
14. Bibliography 321
15. Index 341