Johannes Kepler, Thinking God’s Thoughts After Him

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96782329 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW96782329 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">November marks the death of Johannes Kepler, one of the most</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">important figures</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">of the Scientific Revolution and a scientist</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">who was</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">motivated by his Christian beliefs.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">T</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">he significance of Kepler</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">’</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">s work</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">can only be</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">understood</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">in light of</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">what</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">he</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">faced and risked</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">The settled</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">science of</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">his</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">day</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">was</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">that the</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">E</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">arth</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">stood</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96782329 BCX4">at the center of the universe.</span> <span class= "No