Physics - Metaphysics - Theology

It seems that neither a theology of nature nor a natural theology can do without metaphysics if they aim to relate to natural science, as the latter is bound to the causal idiom and would only be able to introduce God as a link in a chain of causality, which would fall short of the concept of God. H...

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Published in:Philosophy, theology and the sciences
Main Author: Mutschler, Hans-Dieter 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2019]
In: Philosophy, theology and the sciences
RelBib Classification:CF Christianity and Science
NBD Doctrine of Creation
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Natural Science
B Theodicy
B theology of nature
B Metaphysics
B Natural Theology
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Summary:It seems that neither a theology of nature nor a natural theology can do without metaphysics if they aim to relate to natural science, as the latter is bound to the causal idiom and would only be able to introduce God as a link in a chain of causality, which would fall short of the concept of God. However, 'metaphysics' should be very weakly determined. It does not contain any a priori truths that are eternal in nature, but only principles that make us understand the empirical without being empirical themselves. If we try to do without such a weak metaphysics, the perspectives of meaning of the Revelation can no longer be related to the justified inquiries of the naturalist skeptic. The skeptic then would have to consider the believer an ideologically suspect person who refuses to engage in discourse on equal terms.
ISSN:2197-2834
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophy, theology and the sciences
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/ptsc-2019-0014