Science and Natural Theology
Duration: 58 mins 47 secs
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| Description: | Research Seminar given by Revd Dr Rodney Holder on 20th October 2015 |
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| Created: | 2015-10-21 10:49 |
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| Collection: | Faraday Institute Lectures |
| Publisher: | Faraday Institute |
| Copyright: | Faraday Institute |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | Faraday; Holder; science; religion; |
| Abstract: | Natural theology is generally understood to concern what we can know about God purely by being human, apart from any special revelation. The subject has had a chequered history but is still a live area of enquiry today, especially with insights from science such as cosmological fine-tuning. However, the very idea of doing natural theology has been seriously challenged from within systematic theology, most notably by the great Protestant theologian Karl Barth. In this lecture I critique Barth’s position, especially by arguing that natural theology is included in God’s revelation in the Bible where it is portrayed as giving knowledge of God which is universally available. I conclude with a brief consideration of theologians who have reconsidered the place of natural theology following on from Barth. |
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