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Theology and the Cognitive Science of Religion
- Cognitive science of religion (CSR) is the study of how mental processes interact with and influence the formation and transmission of religious concepts. In this article, we examine how CSR may contribute to theological research and ministry practice. We begin with both an overview of CSR ...
- Author
- Tyler Greenway and Justin L. Barrett
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
Theology and Psychiatry
- Theology and psychiatry have a common concern with the human mind or soul, but very different histories of how they have understood and investigated their respective interests. Christian theology, which we might refer to here as the ‘science of God’, has developed over a period of two thous...
- Author
- Christopher C. H. Cook
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
Theology and Naturalism
- Historically and today, the movement of naturalism affirms the reality of the natural world, rejecting religious views of God, the soul, and values when these are understood to be supernatural or transcending the natural world. There are two forms of naturalism. According to scientific na...
- Author
- Charles Taliaferro
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
Utilitarianism and Christian Theology
- Utilitarianism is one of the most straightforward ethical theories: it simply calls for the greatest welfare for the greatest number. Despite its early links to theological reasoning, this moral view has often been sharply contrasted with the outlook of Christians. This entry presents the k...
- Author
- Vesa Hautala and Dominic Roser
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
The History of Science and Theology
- This entry offers a history of the different ways in which the formal study of the natural world has been related to theological considerations in the Western Christian tradition. Because what counts as science and what counts as theology has changed over time, it begins with a history of t...
- Author
- Peter Harrison
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
Theology and Science
- This article begins with an introduction briefly sketching the concepts of Western Christian theology and science in a systematic perspective informed by the historical shaping of the terms. It then offers an inquiry into the biblical traditions and their relations to the development of sci...
- Author
- Dirk Evers
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
Theology and Neuroscience
- Neuroscience, the fastest growing scientific discipline for decades, has affected numerous aspects of Western culture. Thus, one should expect it to have influences on religion as well. This article treats one of the points of intersection with Christianity, the basic metaphysical makeup of...
- Author
- Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
A Jewish Theological Perspective on Technology (Orthodox)
- This encyclopaedia entry explores the Jewish theological perspective on technology, highlighting its fundamental role in improving the human condition and completing creation. It begins by tracing the historical development of Jewish theological approaches to technology, starting with a l...
- Author
- Mois Navon
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
Biblical Criticism and Modern Science
- It is no accident that the birth and growth of the modern sciences took place in tandem with the birth and growth of modern biblical criticism within the context of (largely European and North American) Christian societies from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Both kinds of enterpr...
- Author
- Mark Harris
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts, Philosophy and science
Causality
- Causality is not only a central concept in philosophy and theology but also a basic aspect of human thought and speech. Causal words such as ‘making’, ‘doing’, ‘producing’, and so on, are in constant use. Philosophers have been discussing causality ever since philosophy began. Theologians r...
- Author
- Michael J. Dodds O.P.
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence, Philosophy and science
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