It Keeps Me Seeking: The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion: The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion
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It Keeps Me Seeking: The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion : The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion. / Briggs, Andrew; Halvorson, Hans Peter; Steane, Andrew.
Oxford University Press, 2018.Publikation: Bog/antologi/afhandling/rapport › Bog › Formidling
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T1 - It Keeps Me Seeking: The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion
T2 - The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion
AU - Briggs, Andrew
AU - Halvorson, Hans Peter
AU - Steane, Andrew
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Two scientists and a philosopher aim to show how science both enriches and is enriched by Christian faith. The text is written around four themes: 1. God is a being to be known, not a hypothesis to be tested; 2. We set a high bar on what constitutes good argument; 3. Uncertainty is OK; 4. We are allowed to open up the window that the natural world offers us. This is not a work of apologetics. Rather, the text takes an overview of various themes and gives reactions and responses, intended to place science correctly as a valued component of the life of faith. The difference between philosophical analysis and theological reflection is expounded. Questions of human identity are addressed from philosophy, computer science, quantum physics, evolutionary biology and theological reflection. Contemporary physics reveals the subtle and open nature of physical existence, and offers lessons in how to learn and how to live with incomplete knowledge. The nature and role of miracles is considered. The ‘argument from design’ is critiqued, especially arguments from fine-tuning. Logical derivation from impersonal facts is not an appropriate route to a relationship of mutual trust. Mainstream evolutionary biology is assessed to be a valuable component of our understanding, but no exploratory process can itself fully account for the nature of what is discovered. To engage deeply in science is to seek truth and to seek a better future; it is also an activity of appreciation, as one may appreciate a work of art.
AB - Two scientists and a philosopher aim to show how science both enriches and is enriched by Christian faith. The text is written around four themes: 1. God is a being to be known, not a hypothesis to be tested; 2. We set a high bar on what constitutes good argument; 3. Uncertainty is OK; 4. We are allowed to open up the window that the natural world offers us. This is not a work of apologetics. Rather, the text takes an overview of various themes and gives reactions and responses, intended to place science correctly as a valued component of the life of faith. The difference between philosophical analysis and theological reflection is expounded. Questions of human identity are addressed from philosophy, computer science, quantum physics, evolutionary biology and theological reflection. Contemporary physics reveals the subtle and open nature of physical existence, and offers lessons in how to learn and how to live with incomplete knowledge. The nature and role of miracles is considered. The ‘argument from design’ is critiqued, especially arguments from fine-tuning. Logical derivation from impersonal facts is not an appropriate route to a relationship of mutual trust. Mainstream evolutionary biology is assessed to be a valuable component of our understanding, but no exploratory process can itself fully account for the nature of what is discovered. To engage deeply in science is to seek truth and to seek a better future; it is also an activity of appreciation, as one may appreciate a work of art.
U2 - 10.1093/oso/9780198808282.001.0001
DO - 10.1093/oso/9780198808282.001.0001
M3 - Book
SN - 9780198808282
BT - It Keeps Me Seeking: The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion
PB - Oxford University Press
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