The Contingency of Creation and Modern Science
The Bible reveals a free, contingent act of the triune, personal God as the origin of the world. This paper explores the fruitfulness of taking the contingency of creation as the starting-point for our thinking about the natural world. We will see that the contingency of creation implies a conceptio...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Theology and science |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2018]
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Theology and science
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus CF Christentum und Wissenschaft NBC Gotteslehre NBD Schöpfungslehre |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Contingency
creation
experimental method
mathematical physics
laws of nature
history and nature
chance
novelty
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Bible reveals a free, contingent act of the triune, personal God as the origin of the world. This paper explores the fruitfulness of taking the contingency of creation as the starting-point for our thinking about the natural world. We will see that the contingency of creation implies a conception of the natural order which is in harmony with modern science. It is the foundation for the experimental method and the use of mathematics, provides an understanding of contingent laws of nature, shows that natural order is open to historical evolution, and makes room for chance and novelty. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2017.1413813 |