Science and the Study of God: A Mutuality Model for Theology and Science. By Alan G. Padgett
Central to this book is the conviction that theology and the various empirical sciences should be treated as colleagues. They have their own subjects and methods, and the disciplines can benefit from each other. Their shared aim is the understanding of reality, an ambition which might also be called...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 377-379 |
| Review of: | Science and the study of God (Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.] : W.B. Eerdmans, 2003) (Drees, Willem B.)
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| Summary: | Central to this book is the conviction that theology and the various empirical sciences should be treated as colleagues. They have their own subjects and methods, and the disciplines can benefit from each other. Their shared aim is the understanding of reality, an ambition which might also be called ‘metaphysics’. Padgett speaks of the ‘collegial metaphor’; ‘mutuality’ in the title indicates the same expectation regarding two-way traffic, to the benefit of both sides. The first two chapters develop the metaphor in more detail. ‘Science’ refers for him to disciplines that are empirical in nature. As theology is based upon special revelation, it is not empirical even though it may be rigorous and yielding knowledge. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fll106 |