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 …
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Science and Grace (4)
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 …
Science and Grace (3)
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 …
streams and scientific knowledge
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 …
Science and Grace (2)
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 …
Science and Grace (1)
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 …
Vern Poythress on-line
I’ve recently found a few on-line articles/books by Vern Poythress, including ‘Redeeming Science’, which I mentioned a while ago. All probably of interest to people reading this blog (whether you agree with him or not). A Biblical View of Mathematics at ‘Theology Network’ Redeeming Physics at ‘Theology Network’ Redeeming Science at www.frame-poythress.org I’ve been dipping …