God and reason

Author: Thomas Tolleson
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The book "God and Reason" aims to defend the scientific nature of theology. The author argues that applying a scientific attitude to theological inquiry is not only possible and feasible but also necessary. The key lies on one hand, in opposing theological tendencies that fall into historical relativism and cultural expressionism; on the other hand, in being wary of a rigid understanding of science itself. Just as matter is the object of physics, God is the object of theology. For a theologian, the existence of God does not need to be proven, just as for a physicist, the existence of matter does not need to be proven. It is precisely on the premise of the objective existence of God that theology becomes possible, and a scientific theology becomes possible. The book "God and Reason" aims to defend the scientific nature of theology. The author argues that applying a scientific attitude to theological inquiry is not only possible and feasible but also necessary. The key lies on one hand, in opposing theological tendencies that fall into historical relativism and cultural expressionism; on the other hand, in being wary of a rigid understanding of science itself. The former actually exiles theology and denies its objectivity; the latter, under the persuasion of a dogmatic, mechanical, scientistic, and empiricist mindset, crudely creates an opposition between science and religion.