Divine Revelation and the Sciences

Essays in the History and Philosophy of Revelation
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-78016-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the sciences and the concept of divine revelation. It includes a historical overview of the notion of revelation, its role in scientific debates over the centuries, and current challenges in light of non-religious and especially non-revelational proposals. The volume emphasizes that discussions of divine revelation cannot be limited to theology alone but must also involve scientific and philosophical approaches. The contributions examine methodological, ethical, and theoretical questions related to the sciences. The main argument is that divine revelation not only played a historical role in shaping our understanding of knowledge but is also present in contemporary scientific endeavours and will continue to be important in the future. Divine revelation is considered to be a critical element of human existence that cannot be avoided in any scientific context. The book will be relevant to scholars of theology and philosophy, particularly those interested in religion and science.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mezei, Balázs M

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Apocalyptic and the Sciences 3. Science, Revelation, and Biblical Dualism 4. Reason within Revelation 5. Astronomy and Revelation: A New Look into Zúñiga’s Works 6. Reason, the Only Oracle of Man 7. Beyond Reason and Necessity: Schelling’s Overcoming of Natural Theology 8. God’s Self-Revelation through the Pure Perfections 9. The ‘True’ in Music: Revelation of a Dual Nature 10. Revelation and Sociology: Disenchantments and Reenchantments of Social Reality 11. Second-Personal Phenomenology and Revelation 12. The Cosmic Authority Problem and the Question of Revelation 13. The Relevance of Revelation in the Sciences 14. Sciences and the Future of Revelation

Über Autor(innen)

Balázs M. Mezei is Full Professor of Philosophy at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He is author of Radical Revelation (2017) and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Divine Revelation (2021).