Culverwell's Discourse of the Light of Nature throws light on the evolution of English rationalism in the seventeenth century, and the annotation establishes for the first time the full range of Culverwell's sources.
Nathaniel Culverwell (1619-1651) was an English author and theologian, born in Middlesex. He was also a student and later a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Robert A. Greene was a member of the faculty of the University of Toronto as a professor of English at University College.
Hugh R. MacCallum (1928-2008) was a professor emeritus of English at the University of Toronto, University College.