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GOD, HUMANITY AND THE COSMOS : CHALLENGING A CHALLENGING TEXTBOOK
Author(s) -
Drees Willem B.
Publication year - 2018
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/zygo.12431
Subject(s) - humanity , wonder , cosmos (plant) , variety (cybernetics) , christianity , environmental ethics , philosophy , sociology , theology , epistemology , art history , history , computer science , artificial intelligence
Christopher Southgate has been the editor of the textbook God, Humanity and the Cosmos . I consider this textbook fair on science and wise in intertwining issues in theology and science with ecology, climate change, and technology. It might also be challenging for students, as it introduces them to a variety of perspectives and a rich palette of literature. I wonder whether such a book, with its strong theological, “cognitive,” orientation will remain relevant in European contexts, given shifts in society away from Christianity and changes in understanding what it is to be religious.