The subject of this project is Cotton Mather\u27s relationship to science. As a minister, Mather\u27s desire to harmonize science with religion is an excellent medium for understanding the effects of the early Enlightenment upon traditional views of Scripture. Through Biblia Americana and The Christian Philosopher, I evaluate Mather\u27s effort to relate Newtonian science to the six creative days as recorded in Genesis 1. Chapter One evaluates Mather\u27s support for the scientific theories of Isaac Newton and his reception to natural philosophers who advocate Newton\u27s theories. Chapter Two highlights Mather\u27s treatment of the dominant cosmogonies preceding Isaac Newton. The Conclusion returns the reader to Mather\u27s principal occupation as a minister and the limits of science as informed by his theological mind. Through an exploration of Cotton Mather\u27s views on science, a more comprehensive understanding of this significant early American and the ideological assumptions shaping his place in American history is realized
