Orthodox Christianity and modern science: tensions, ambiguities, potential

The first volume of the new series 'Science and Orthodox Christianity' focuses on the nature of the relationship between modern Science and Orthodox Christianity with its centuries-old tradition. Orthodoxy today shares a variety of - sometimes ambiguous - attitudes towards modern Science s...

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Subtitles:Orthodox Christianity & modern science: tensions, ambiguities, potential
Corporate Author: SOW International Conference on "Modern Science and the Orthodox Tradition. An Uneasy Relationship?" 1 2017, Athens (Organizer)
Contributors: Makridēs, Basileios 1961- (Editor) ; Woloschak, Gayle E. (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Turnhout, Belgium Brepols [2019]
In: Science and Orthodox Christianity (1)
Year: 2019
Series/Journal:Science and Orthodox Christianity 1
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Orthodox theology / Science / History
Further subjects:B Religion and science
B Collection of essays
B Conference program
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Summary:The first volume of the new series 'Science and Orthodox Christianity' focuses on the nature of the relationship between modern Science and Orthodox Christianity with its centuries-old tradition. Orthodoxy today shares a variety of - sometimes ambiguous - attitudes towards modern Science shaped by the texts of the Church Fathers, medieval and modern theologians and scholars, as well as contemporary social realities. On the other hand, modern Science, which sprung from the seventeenth-century quest by Western-European philosophers for rationality, is faced with crucial and uneasy questions about the meaning of life and the position of Humankind within the natural world.0The main goal of the volume is to define the patterns of the Science-religion relationship in the Orthodox world, especially in the light of the most recent trends in both Science and Theology. Is this a relationship of dialog or conflict? Of integration or independence? What is the impact of the revival of patristic studies and new theological currents on the relationship? But also what is the relevant impact of new scientific discoveries on the image of the Human and the Universe? Has the modern Science-religion dialog in the West influenced Eastern Christianity in its effort to create new perspectives and concepts in response to new challenges? These questions are crucial for understanding and mapping the current science-religion dialog in the Orthodox world, and apart from recording given views and opinions
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ISBN:2503576168