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Shaping the Field of Theology and Science: A Critique of Nancey Murphy
Author(s) -
Clayton Philip
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
zygon®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/0591-2385.00239
Subject(s) - physicalism , postmodernism , variety (cybernetics) , field (mathematics) , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , normal science , metaphysics , computer science , mathematics , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics
Nancey Murphy is a key second‐generation figure in the field of religion and science. Through a variety of responsibilities, some of which are reviewed here, she has worked as a discipline builder over the last fifteen years. After trying to convey the general spirit of Murphy's work, the author focuses on five areas where readers might resist her conclusions, including her “postmodern” theory of scientific (and religious) knowledge and truth, her treatment of theology and science as “separate but equal,” and her defense of physicalism.