Engaging Science in the Mode of Trust: Hans Küng's the Beginning of All Things
Abstract. In 2006 Swiss theologian Hans Küng added his distinctive and important voice to the science/theology discussion in his work Der Anfang aller Dinge. I summarize here the general contours of Küng's argumentation and briefly evaluate his proposals, especially in relation to his earlier p...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2008
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Book review
B cosmic organizing principles B Anthropic Principle B Creation B the problem of freedom B Hans Küng B Panentheism B Goods B biogenesis B Eschatology B chance and necessity B relation between theology and science B Neuroscience B Miracles B Intelligent design B Pascal's wager B Evolution B Psyche |
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| Summary: | Abstract. In 2006 Swiss theologian Hans Küng added his distinctive and important voice to the science/theology discussion in his work Der Anfang aller Dinge. I summarize here the general contours of Küng's argumentation and briefly evaluate his proposals, especially in relation to his earlier publications. English translations are provided for German citations. After summarizing Küng's response to the question of the search for a unified theory of everything, I present his answer to the question of how theology and science should be related. This leads to a summary of his extensive meditation on science and the question of God's existence from a theological-philosophical perspective. After examining his thesis concerning creation and evolution, I discuss matters more anthropological and trace the final elements of Küng's argument as they relate to eschatology and science. Finally, I evaluate the general thrust of his argumentation with special reference to his previous publications. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00907.x |