Science and Process Theology
This essay offers an account of the relationship between science and Christian theology from the perspective of process theology. I show that the idea that science and Christian theology are in conflict is due to the ‘classical’ understanding of God and to scientific materialism. The classical under...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2009
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Religion compass
Year: 2009, Volume: 3, Issue: 6, Pages: 961-970 |
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| Summary: | This essay offers an account of the relationship between science and Christian theology from the perspective of process theology. I show that the idea that science and Christian theology are in conflict is due to the ‘classical’ understanding of God and to scientific materialism. The classical understanding of God is supernaturalistic and denies a fully naturalistic account of the world. Scientific materialism rules out, in principle, the possibility of God’s existence. Process theology offers amendments and corrections to both of these sides and provides a naturalistic theism that can provide for a relationship of mutuality between science and theology. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2009.00183.x |