Nathaniel Culverwell (alternative spellingsNathanael orCulverwel; 1619–1651) was an English author and theologian, born inMiddlesex. He was baptized on 14 January 1619 at the church of St. Margaret Moses where his father was rector. He was the second of six children of Richard and Margaret (Horton) Culverwell.^[1]

A student (admitted 1633) and later a fellow ofEmmanuel College, Cambridge,^[2] he was associated with members of theCambridge Platonists group.

• Spiritual Optics, or a Glass Discovering the Weakness and Imperfection of a Christian's Knowledge in this Life, 1651
• An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, 1652 – His best-known work, this was originally delivered as a series of lectures in 1645–1646, and attempted mediation between reason and faith, vianatural law, in the context of the opposing religious stances of theEnglish Civil War.
• Worth of Souls
• The Schisme
• Act of Oblivion
• Child's Return
• Panting Soul
• Mount Ebal
• White Stone

• Nathanael CulverwelBartleby.com biography
• An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of NatureArchived 6 February 2007 at theWayback Machine,The Online Library of Liberty.
• The Cambridge Platonists

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