Theological Influences in Scientific Research Programs: Natural Theology "in Reverse"
The Boyle Lectures were created to promote natural theology, where science leads to belief in God. Russell's 2017 Boyle Lecture moves in the "opposite" direction, showing how theological convictions held, often implicitly, by research scientists can play a creative role in both the co...
| Published in: | Theology and science |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2017]
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Theology and science
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CF Christianity and Science KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBD Doctrine of Creation |
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natural theology "in reverse"
B Hoyle B creative mutual interaction Einstein B theological and philosophical influences in science B Natural Theology |
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| Summary: | The Boyle Lectures were created to promote natural theology, where science leads to belief in God. Russell's 2017 Boyle Lecture moves in the "opposite" direction, showing how theological convictions held, often implicitly, by research scientists can play a creative role in both the construction of scientific theories and the choice between existing theories. As examples, Russell explores the conflicts over Big Bang versus Steady-State cosmologies, and between Einstein and Bohr about quantum mechanics. Against the claim that these influences die off once the conflict is over, Russell shows that they continue to be inherited by successive generations of scientists. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6700 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "A Response to Professor Russell (2017)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2017.1369751 |