Christianity Vs Naturalism

Author : Michael Hall
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798385007165

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Christianity vs. Naturalism by Michael Hall Pdf

Many Christians today lack a basic understanding of the evidence that supports a Christian worldview (how one views the world). The purpose of this book is to provide the evidence for the main religions of America, both the supporting evidence and the undermining evidence. The intended audience of this book is any open-minded person with a tenth-grade education or more – it is not just for Christians struggling in their faith, but for anyone open to considering some of the major evidence available today. In short, it is for the average person. Most books on this topic are intended for one with an interest in theology or philosophy—focusing on the defense of Christianity rather than its differentiation between any other religion. These types of books tend to fall short for those convinced that Christianity is not logical and are thus not interested in a philosophical argument advocating the Christian narrative. To interest those already convinced, one must be skeptical and put the viewpoint to the test. As the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713–1784) wrote, “What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step toward truth.” The focus of this book will be upon the undisputed evidence accepted by all.

Author : Jason A. Beyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Christianity
ISBN : IND:30000095612796

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A Comparison of Judeo-Christian Theism and Philosophical Naturalism as Explanatory Worldviews by Jason A. Beyer Pdf

Author : Peter Harrison,Jon H. Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192571540

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Science Without God? by Peter Harrison,Jon H. Roberts Pdf

Can scientific explanation ever make reference to God or the supernatural? The present consensus is no; indeed, a naturalistic stance is usually taken to be a distinguishing feature of modern science. Some would go further still, maintaining that the success of scientific explanation actually provides compelling evidence that there are no supernatural entities, and that true science, from the very beginning, was opposed to religious thinking. Science without God? Rethinking the History of Scientific Naturalism shows that the history of Western science presents us with a more nuanced picture. Beginning with the naturalists of ancient Greece, and proceeding through the middle ages, the scientific revolution, and into the nineteenth century, the contributors examine past ideas about 'nature' and 'the supernatural'. Ranging over different scientific disciplines and historical periods, they show how past thinkers often relied upon theological ideas and presuppositions in their systematic investigations of the world. In addition to providing material that contributes to a history of 'nature' and naturalism, this collection challenges a number of widely held misconceptions about the history of scientific naturalism.

Author : David Ray Griffin
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664227732

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Two Great Truths by David Ray Griffin Pdf

Furthering his contribution to the science and religion debate, David Ray Griffin draws upon the cosmology of Alfred North Whitehead and proposes a radical synthesis between two worldviews sometimes thought wholly incompatible. He argues that the traditions designated by the names "scientific naturalism" and "Christian faith" both embody a great truth--a truth of universal validity and importance--but that both of these truths have been distorted, fueling the conflict between the visions of the scientific and Christian communities. Griffin contends, however, that there is no inherent conflict between science, or even the kind of naturalism that it properly presupposes, and the Christian faith, understood in terms of the primary doctrines of the Christian good news.

Author : Kai Nielsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015053124452

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Naturalism and Religion by Kai Nielsen Pdf

Nielsen (philosophy, U. of Calgary) presents a defense of naturalism as the most reasonable way to view humans place in the world. His naturalism is an atheistic and humanistic philosophy, but it is not a scientific or value-free one. He articulates a naturalistic explanation of the functions of religion and argues that truly understanding religion necessitates disbelief. He argues that a consistent atheism does not "rob life of its significance or make social and political commitment arbitrary." After explaining the theory he explains arguments for and against the theory as propounded by various other philosophers, most notably the work of Wittgenstein, which he believes to be the most serious philosophical challenge to secular naturalism. c. Book News Inc.

Author : Troels Engberg-Pedersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8791838290

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Essays in Naturalism and Christian Semantics by Troels Engberg-Pedersen Pdf

The Centre will address the issue of naturalism in relation to Christian thought with a triple focus that seeks to * extend the frontline of the modern understanding of the relationship between naturalism as a comprehensive philosophical and scientific framework of understanding and theism * reconceptualize the relationship between Graeco-Roman philosophy and early Christianity by reconsidering the relationship in the first two centuries CE between (materialistic and naturalistic) Stoicism and (immaterialistic) Platonism and their respective influences on contemporary Judaism and Christianity * reconfigure the modern thinking about Christianity in relation to Christianity's roots in the light of the two other themes, focusing on semantics rather than on abstract ontologies. While the first theme is at the forefront of current discussion and the second theme has not yet been adequately addressed, the most obvious novelty of the project lies in its third focus of combining the perspectives adopted under the two former themes. In this regard, the aim is not an "apologetic" one of trying to find room in the contemporary world for Christianity by rewriting history. Rather, the project aims to break down traditional oppositions (between naturalism and religion, philosophy and Christianity and the like) in order to get at the heart of the real differences wherever they are to be found.

Author : Robert Shafer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Religion and science
ISBN : UCAL:$B690452

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Christianity and Naturalism by Robert Shafer Pdf

Author : David Ray Griffin
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0791445631

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Religion and Scientific Naturalism by David Ray Griffin Pdf

Articulates a metaphysical position capable of rendering both science and religious experience simultaneously and mutually intelligible.

Author : Phillip E. Johnson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830819290

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Reason in the Balance by Phillip E. Johnson Pdf

Phillip E. Johnson exposes the flawed underpinnings of naturalism in this discussion of evolution, sex education, abortion, God, the search for a grand unified theory in physics, what our public schools should teach, the basis of law and more.

Author : Robert Shafer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Religion and science
ISBN : LCCN:26104853

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Christianity and Naturalism by Robert Shafer Pdf

Author : Graham Oppy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429947209

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Naturalism and Religion by Graham Oppy Pdf

This book guides readers through an investigation of religion from a naturalistic perspective and explores the very meaning of the term ‘religious naturalism’. Oppy considers several widely disputed claims: that there cannot be naturalistic religion; that there is nothing in science that poses any problems for naturalism; that there is nothing in religion that poses any serious challenges to naturalism; and that there is a very strong case for thinking that naturalism defeats religion. Naturalism and Religion: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation is an ideal introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students of religious studies and philosophy who want to gain an understanding of the key themes and claims of naturalism from a religious and philosophical perspective.

Author : Peter N. Jordan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009211987

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Naturalism in the Christian Imagination by Peter N. Jordan Pdf

A compelling contribution to 'science and religion' debates, showing how early modern thinkers reconciled naturalism with a providential world view.

Author : Rudolf Otto
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547132226

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Naturalism and Religion by Rudolf Otto Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Naturalism and Religion" by Rudolf Otto. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : R. Scott Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317089643

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Naturalism and Our Knowledge of Reality by R. Scott Smith Pdf

Philosophical naturalism is taken to be the preferred and reigning epistemology and metaphysics that underwrites many ideas and knowledge claims. But what if we cannot know reality on that basis? What if the institution of science is threatened by its reliance on naturalism? R. Scott Smith argues in a fresh way that we cannot know reality on the basis of naturalism. Moreover, the "fact-value" split has failed to serve our interests of wanting to know reality. The author provocatively argues that since we can know reality, it must be due to a non-naturalistic ontology, best explained by the fact that human knowers are made and designed by God. The book offers fresh implications for the testing of religious truth-claims, science, ethics, education, and public policy. Consequently, naturalism and the fact-value split are shown to be false, and Christian theism is shown to be true.

Author : Larry S. Chapp
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567391438

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The God of Covenant and Creation by Larry S. Chapp Pdf

According to Larry Chapp, theology is left with two dire options in the aftermath of naturalism's apparent cultural triumph: provide modernity with an intellectually cogent theological vision or perish, along with that same culture, in the wasteland of our nihilism. Chapp's important book is grounds for hope that theology may live to see another day and that the pervasive nihilism may not have the last word. He correctly diagnoses the intellectual and cultural dangers posed by so-called scientific naturalism, lifting the lid on its alleged metaphysical neutrality and exposing this naturalism for what it fundamentally is: a bad theology which doesn't know itself. And more importantly still, he restores theology to its proper cosmological scope. Not only does "creation" become intellectually compelling in Chapp's deft hands, it elicits wonder and praise for its Creator and restores what is human in us. This is a hopeful development indeed and a sign of an indispensible book. - Michael Hanby, on back cover.