Thinking about the Laws of Nature
Interdisciplinary theorizing about the laws of nature has given rise to many questions about the respective roles scientists, philosophers, and theologians are expected to play in any such dialogue. This paper focuses primarily on how the theological community itself might respond to such questions....
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 397-418 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Law of nature
/ Theology
/ Natural sciences
/ Rahner, Karl 1904-1984
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | Interdisciplinary theorizing about the laws of nature has given rise to many questions about the respective roles scientists, philosophers, and theologians are expected to play in any such dialogue. This paper focuses primarily on how the theological community itself might respond to such questions. In the light of an approach advocated by Karl Rahner, an argument is made that neither the theological credentials of the scientist proposing an hypothesis, nor the scientific credentials of the theologian reflecting upon it, should have any decisive bearing on the evaluation of either the scientific hypothesis or the theological reflection on it. |
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| ISSN: | 0890-2461 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol201782286 |