Is Nature Enough? Yes

Abstract. Religious naturalism encompasses thinkers from Baruch Spinoza, George Santayana, John Dewey, Henry Nelson Wieman, and Ralph Burhoe to recent writers. I offer a generic definition of religious naturalism and then outline my own version, the “minimalist vision of transcendence.” Many standar...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Stone, Jerome Arthur 1935- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2003
In: Zygon
Further subjects:B minimalist vision of transcendence
B Calvin Schrag
B J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
B Henry Nelson Wieman
B Baruch Spinoza
B Ursula Goodenough
B Yi T'oegye
B George Santayana
B Bernard Meland
B religious naturalism
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Summary:Abstract. Religious naturalism encompasses thinkers from Baruch Spinoza, George Santayana, John Dewey, Henry Nelson Wieman, and Ralph Burhoe to recent writers. I offer a generic definition of religious naturalism and then outline my own version, the “minimalist vision of transcendence.” Many standard issues in the science-and-religion dialogue are seen to fade in significance for religious naturalism. I make suggestions for our understanding of science, including the importance of transcognitive abilities, the need for a revised notion of rationality as an alternative to extreme versions of postmodernism, the value of rational dissensus, and the education of appreciation. Finally, I suggest ways to interpret the religious traditions of the world by religious naturalism.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2003.00539.x