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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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Zygon
Year: 2003, Volume: 38, Issue: 4, Pages: 783-800 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2003.00539.x |