Experiencing and Interpreting Nature in Science and Religion

Abstract. I trace three paths from nature to religious interpretation. The first starts from religious experience in the context of nature; examples are drawn from nature poets, reflective scientists, and exponents of creation spirituality. The second,„Natural Theology”uses scientific findings conce...

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Publié dans:Zygon
Auteur principal: Barbour, Ian G. 1923-2013 (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell 1994
Dans: Zygon
Année: 1994, Volume: 29, Numéro: 4, Pages: 457-487
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religious Experience
B argument from design
B Évolution
B Human Nature
B Environmental Ethics
B creation spirituality
B Cosmology
B Naturalism
B Natural Theology
B models of God
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Résumé:Abstract. I trace three paths from nature to religious interpretation. The first starts from religious experience in the context of nature; examples are drawn from nature poets, reflective scientists, and exponents of creation spirituality. The second,„Natural Theology”uses scientific findings concerning cosmology or evolution to develop an argument from design–or alternatively to defend evolutionary naturalism. The third,„Theology of Nature”starts from traditional religious beliefs about God and human nature and reformulates them in the light of current science. I point to examples of each of these paths in papers by other participants in this symposium, and suggest that all three paths can contribute to the task of relating science and religion today.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contient:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00686.x