The Order of Things: Explorations in Scientific TheologyProvocative and immensely well informed, The Order of Things represents a substantial and original contribution to the fields of systematic theology, historical theology, and the science and religion dialogue. Leading theologian, Alister E. McGrath explores how the working methods and assumptions of the natural sciences can be used to inform and stimulate systematic theology.
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Contents
1 Alister McGraths Scientific Theology | 1 |
2 Is a Scientific Theology Intellectual Nonsense? Engaging with Richard Dawkins | 21 |
3 A University Sermon On Natural Theology | 54 |
4 Towards the Restatement and Renewal of a Natural Theology A Dialogue with the Classic English Tradition | 63 |
5 Stratification Levels of Reality and the Limits of Reductionism | 97 |
6 The Evolution of Doctrine? A Critical Examination of the Theological Validity of Biological Models of Doctrinal Development | 117 |
7 Assimilation in the Development of Doctrine The Theological Significance of Jean Piaget | 169 |
8 AWorking Paper The Ordering of the World in a Scientific Theology | 183 |
9 AWorking Paper Iterative Procedures and Closure in Systematic Theology | 194 |
10 The Church as the Starting Point for a Scientific Dogmatics | 204 |
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The Order of Things: Explorations in Scientific Theology Alister E. McGrath No preview available - 2008 |
The Order of Things: Explorations in Scientific Theology Alister E. McGrath No preview available - 2006 |
The Order of Things: Explorations in Scientific Theology Alister E. McGrath No preview available - 2006 |
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