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Beyond Dialogue: The Role of Science Within Theology
Author(s) -
Simmons Ernest L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2007.00328.x
Subject(s) - dialog box , constructive , epistemology , theme (computing) , context (archaeology) , field (mathematics) , sociology , reflection (computer programming) , philosophy , computer science , process (computing) , history , mathematics , archaeology , world wide web , pure mathematics , operating system , programming language
: The purpose of this article is to provide background overview and contemporary context for the theme of this issue of Dialog , the role of science within theology. Over the last fifty years, this role has primarily involved dialogue and the drive to mutual understanding. That discussion has now reached a new stage seeking to move beyond dialogue toward what some are referring to as hypothetical consonance. One of the most serious constructive proposals moving beyond dialogue is Creative Mutual Interaction (CMI), proposed by Robert John Russell. The first five ways he discusses in CMI specifically address the role of science in theological reflection. It is argued that these five ways will assist the reader in contextualing the discussion found in the articles in this issue. Elaboration of each way is given, concluding with a constructive theological example of the heuristic use of scientific concepts found in quantum field theory.