Revisiting Cosmology
Two decades ago, Stephen Toulmin issued an appeal to scientists, philosophers and theologians to return to their traditional interest in cosmology, and to discuss the standing of "nature" in the general scheme of things. The appeal, which should be regarded as still outstanding, was echoed...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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Toronto journal of theology
Year: 2002, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-114 |
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| Summary: | Two decades ago, Stephen Toulmin issued an appeal to scientists, philosophers and theologians to return to their traditional interest in cosmology, and to discuss the standing of "nature" in the general scheme of things. The appeal, which should be regarded as still outstanding, was echoed by Roman Catholic theologians David Tracy and Nicholas Lash, who stated in a joint essay their conviction that the destiny of humanity, and of history itself, raises the "demand that cosmological concerns reenter all contemporary theology." Considering that cosmology has been a first-order preoccupation of natural theology, one might protest that the subject has never fallen into neglect. The prestigious series of Gifford Lectures, mandated to uphold that tradition, continue to yield important publications and attention even though they were endowed more than a century after Hume and Kant declared their aim to be fruitless. Neo-Thomists, too, have maintained vigorous scholarship in what their tradition may term fundamental theology. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-6371 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.18.1.101 |
