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THE PLACE OF FAITH IN A WORLD OF FACT
Author(s) -
Shideler Emerson W.
Publication year - 1985
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/j.1467-9744.1985.tb00595.x
Subject(s) - epistemology , reflexivity , faith , empiricism , eternity , objectivity (philosophy) , sociology , domain (mathematical analysis) , relation (database) , philosophy , mathematics , computer science , social science , mathematical analysis , database
. The relation of religion and science is presented in terms of the interrelationship of domains generated within a reflexive real world concept by status assignment. The domain of religion is articulated by the concepts of ultimacy, totality, and eternity, which are boundary conditions on all status assignments. The domain of science is a status assignment, that of determining the facts and constraints of the real world, and is articulated by the concepts of empiricism, objectivity, and order. The interrelationship of domains is illustrated by examining the concepts of order, disorder, entropy, evil, freedom, creation, and resurrection.