Category Archives: Science and Religion

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 →

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 →

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 →

A continuing series on method in religion and science. Integration and Dialogue:  Process Theology Strong Integrationist models tend towards a willingness to reconfigure religious categories in ways that seem required by the natural sciences.  Process theology, which tends to identify … Continue reading →

Part 2 of a series on “method” in religion and science. 2.  Independence In contrast – or apparent contrast – to these conflict models, many opt for an “independence” model in which “science” and “religion” occupy entirely separate, non-overlapping domains.[1]  … Continue reading →

This begins a series of posts, drawn from parts of my doctoral dissertation, on methodology in the field of religion and science. 1:  Convergence to Conflict The field of “science and religion” has become an important sub-discipline of modern theology.[1]  … Continue reading →