I’ve looked at my summary of chapter 3 — Modern Science in a Postmodern World — and, frankly, it seems a bit long and dull. Not wishing to lose you before we’ve got past the warm-up, let’s try a quicker overview. The starting point of Morris & Petcher’s quick history lesson is the start of …
Steve Bishop has just posted a review of Science and Grace. So, if you get bored of my extended discussion you can always go and have a look at that & come back when I’ve finished The review concludes with… This is one of the best books on science and Christianity I have read. If …
The last discussion was a bit of a monster, covering Morris & Petcher’s scene setting — the rise and decline of the enlightenment project. So, here is a short quote that propels us into the next part of the book… Morris and Petcher finish off the chapter Modern Science in Postmodern World with a significant …
In the second chapter of Science and Grace — Modern Science in a Postmodern World — Morris and Petcher start by looking at the rise of science and the birth of the Enlightenment. I’m not an expert on this, but from my point of view they give a very helpful & clear overview in a …
As an aside to the last post, it is interesting to compare Morris & Petcher’s picture of science as a river with many tributaries — signifying worldviews — with Poythress’ explanation of why philosophical perspectives on science — idealism, realism, postmodernism, empiricism and pragmatism — all shed light on how it works. Although one is …
Morris and Petcher start their book with ‘The Need for a Theology of Science’. The chapter sets the ground-work for the rest — the reasons for developing a theology of science. It’s worth reiterating (as they do in the book) that this is not natural theology, but developing a view of science from a Christian …
Way back near the start of this blog, I noted the publication of a book called ‘Science and Grace’ by Tim Morris and Don Petcher. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve never got around to reading it, due in part to an over-developed prejudice against Christian books on science. However, I have, at last, got …