Panentheism A Potential Bridge for Scientific and Religious Dialogue
One of humanity’s ultimate questions that intrigues science, philosophy, and theology is the origin of the cosmos. During interdisciplinary dialogical encounters, scientists theorize about a “big bang” that initiates a chain of reactions forming the universe while theologians focus on the Creator’s...
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| Published in | Connecting Faith and Science p. 161 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Claremont Press
03.01.2018
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | One of humanity’s ultimate questions that intrigues science, philosophy, and theology is the origin of the cosmos. During interdisciplinary dialogical encounters, scientists theorize about a “big bang” that initiates a chain of reactions forming the universe while theologians focus on the Creator’s relationship with creation. A variety of approaches exist to analyze the doctrine of God in relation to the cosmos. At one end of the spectrum, pantheism considers God and the cosmos to be equivalent; in fact, so co–dependent that God is the universe. At the other end, classical theism views the relationship as discrete; the infinite Creator |
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| ISBN: | 9781946230140 1946230146 |