Author Archives: David Opderbeck

Methodology in Theology and Science: Radical Orthodoxy, Part III

Posted on June 18, 2013 by David Opderbeck

This is a continuation of my discussion of methodology in theology and science.  Here is Part III of my consideration of Radical Orthodoxy’s contribution to the question. Cunningham’s reading is powerful and his use of Patristic sources to narrate the … Continue reading →

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Methodology for Faith and Science: Radical Orthodoxy, Part II

Posted on June 12, 2013 by David Opderbeck

This continues my series on “method” in theology and science.  This is Part II of the discussion of Radical Orthodoxy. A more sustained effort to address the natural sciences from a theologian associated with Radical Orthodoxy is Conor Cunningham’s Darwin’s … Continue reading →

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Methodology for Faith and Science: Radical Orthodoxy, Part I

Posted on June 3, 2013 by David Opderbeck

This continues my series on “method” in theology and science.  In this post I begin to discuss what contribution, if any, “radical orthodoxy” might make to the conversation. Radical Orthodoxy occupies a curious, and perhaps ill-defined, space in this matrix.  … Continue reading →

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Methodology for Fatih and Science: Catholic Perspectives, Part II

Posted on May 31, 2013 by David Opderbeck

This continues my series on “method” in faith and science.  This is Part II of a section on Roman Catholic perspectives. The Catholic “dialogue” approach, at least on some readings of it, already assumes that all investigation of truth is … Continue reading →

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Atheists, Christians, the Pope, and Doing Good

Posted on May 24, 2013 by David Opderbeck

The headline of a recent Huffington Post article caught my eye:  “Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics.”  Another HuffPo article notes that “Atheists Like What They See in Pope Francis’ New Openness.”  What’s going … Continue reading →

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Job, Tragedy, Natural Disasters, Lament

Posted on May 23, 2013 by David Opderbeck

Tragedy in America brings a predictable set of cultural responses, a sort of cathartic theater.  News channels offer breathless on-scene reports, with helicopter shots of the devastation and interviews with survivors and family members of victims.  Celebrities send shout-outs of … Continue reading →

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Method in Theology and Science: A Catholic Model

Posted on May 20, 2013 by David Opderbeck

This continues my series on “method” in theology in science.  The next two posts will discuss Catholic approaches. The Roman Catholic approach, exemplified in the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences, is also sometimes said to represent a “dialogue” approach.[1]  There … Continue reading →

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Theology and Science: Critical Realism, Part B

Posted on May 16, 2013 by David Opderbeck

This continues my series on “method” in theology and science.  This is the second part of my discussion of critical realism. Critical Realism, Part B This emphasis on the event of revelation in Christ among many Christian critical realists is … Continue reading →

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Method in Theology and Science Part 3A: Critical Realism

Posted on May 14, 2013 by David Opderbeck

Dialogue and Critical Realism:  Part A This continues my series on “method” in theology and science.  Here I begin to discuss “critical realism.”  It will take a few more posts, but I’ll suggest that while critical realism is a helpful … Continue reading →

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Job’s Friends on the Dungheap

Posted on May 14, 2013 by David Opderbeck

This continues my series on the book of Job. The middle section of Job includes Job’s dialogues with his friends Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and Elihu.  We will see that Job’s friends make some unhelpful suggestions, including blaming Job’s troubles on … Continue reading →

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