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Nature as creation from an eco-hermeneutical perspective: From a ‘natural theology’ to a ‘theology of nature’

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009
For researchers who are interested in the relationship between theology and the natural sciences, 2009 is of special importance. It is now 500 years since Calvin was born and 450 years since his Institution of the Christian Religion was finally published.
Johan Buitendag
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The non-romantic idea of nature in African theology

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
In many ways, the African world view and African theology are closer to nature than Euro-American theology is. This can be seen, for example, in its emphasis on holism and interconnectedness, and its inclination to consider all natural objects to be ...
Hermen Kroesbergen, Johanneke Kroesbergen-Kamps   +1 more
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Natural Theology

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2022
This article explores the biblical foundations and historical development of natural theology, noting in particular its relationship with the emergence of the natural sciences.
Alister McGrath
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The Evolution of Consciousness and the Theology of Nature

Zygon, 1999
Theology and philosophy have traditionally assumed a radical split between human beings and the rest of creation. Philosophically, the split is usually justified in terms of a locus humanus, some one cognitive trait that human beings possess and ...
Gregory R. Peterson
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Theology of nature: Reflections on the dogmatic doctrine of creation

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
The doctrine of creation and the knowledge of nature have come into tension in modernity. Against this background, the article discusses the basic problems of a theology of nature starting from a systematic theology of religious communication.
Christian Danz
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The Nature and Promise of Analytic Theology

Brill Research Perspectives in Theology, 2019
In the past decade analytic theology has established itself as a flourishing research program that includes academic journals, monograph series, a dedicated annual conference, research centers on several continents, and a growing and diverse body of ...
Oliver D. Crisp, James M. Arcadi, J. Wessling   +2 more
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Natural Theology [PDF]

Western journal of medicine and surgery
Natural Theology: A Reassessment offers corrections to widespread misinterpretations of the authoritative sources of Christian theology and shows that these sources affirm a traditional view of natural theology that refers to what can be rationally believed about God without using religious doctrines as premises.
William Paley, James Paxton, John Ware
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A faith-based environmental approach for people and the planet: Some inter-religious perspectives on our Earth-embeddedness

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
For most people on our planet, spiritual values are vital in driving communitarian behaviour. It is becoming increasingly clear that a lasting and effective social commitment must consider cultural, sociological and religious dimensions.
Antonino Puglisi, Johan Buitendag
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Empire and the Theology of Nature in the Cambridge Botanic Garden, 1760–1825

Journal of British Studies, 2023
Founded in 1760, the Cambridge Botanic Garden was designed to serve the theological interests of the university by developing a collection of living plants from across the globe.
E. Rose
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An ecospirituality of nature’s beauty: A hopeful conversation in the current climate crisis

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
Since our earliest hominid ancestors, humans have found nature beautiful, feeling a sense of the numinous in its presence. However, evolutionary biology has been unsuccessful in providing a satisfactory explanation for this phenomenon in terms of natural
Lisanne D. Winslow
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