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Religion and science: The search for a likely story
Get PDFThis paper is centred on a consideration of issues surrounding two of the biggest questions posed by current cosmological thought: cosmic origins (essentially, why is there something rather than nothing?) and order (why does the universe appear everywhere to be ordered by the laws of physics?). In exploring these issues, particularly in how they relate to arguments for the existence of God, David Fergusson cautions that we need to recognise the limitations of human understanding and, following Plato, suggests that we should not look for more than a likely story when seeking explanations in such difficult territory. His paper begins by considering how best to characterise the nature of the current relationship between science and religion, and concludes by rejecting the position that theology’s conversation with science is one that is not worth having
Cosmology and incarnation
Get PDFTheological cosmology – usually expressed in terms of the doctrine of creation – has often been divorced from the cosmology of the scientist. It has also been divorced from our understanding of incarnation and salvation. In this paper Dr Chris Knight outlines his attempt over a number of years to bring these aspects of Christian thinking into a fuller relationship with each other. He does this by combining insights from two very different sources: the Eastern Orthodox tradition and the tendency towards philosophical naturalism, which has been a characteristic feature of the modern science-theology dialogue. He argues that part of our strategy in trying to re-think divine action must be to re-assess traditional Christian understandings, and outlines his exploration of the way in which the naturalism at the heart of the scientific enterprise can be interpreted in a theistic way
Dialogue I - Creative mission: today\u27s challenges
Get PDFTwo dialogues between Wes White and Ian Galloway bookended the presentations at the “Exploring Mission in Scotland Today” day conference. The first of their discussions takes a close look at mission from the perspectives of the communities they work in: a revitalised church in an urban area, and a newly established church reaching out to refugees. They cover topics such as openness and hospitality, biblical theological robustness in mission, cross-community and interfaith work, and risk-taking leadership
The nature and purpose of reason in Christian theology: The 1952 exchange between Thomas F. Torrance and Brand Blanshard
Get PDFThis paper argues that the correspondence between T. F. Torrance and the philosopher Brand Blanshard is an under-utilized resource in understanding Torrance’s view of the nature and purpose of reason in Christian theology. It argues that perspectives from an earlier point in Torrance’s thought (1938–49) converge in these documents, and traces how the emphases from the letters develop in his mature thought, arguing that there is a fundamental continuity in Torrance’s position on reason throughout his career. At the same time however, there is significant development in the epistemological and theological sophistication with which he holds these convictions. The paper concludes that, for Torrance, reason is subordinate to reality and its purpose is to facilitate the conforming of the mind to that reality
"Atonement by the Resurrection" by Michael M. Winter
No full textReview ofMichael M. Winter, Atonement by the Resurrection (Orton Southgate: Fastprint Publishing, 2017
‘Here, There, Everywhere’: An Ethnographic Study Exploring the Notion of Home
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A ‘missionary impulse’ for Scotland today
Get PDFCatriona Fletcher’s paper opens by reflecting on Pope Francis’ dream of ‘a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelisation of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation’. She then asks how the church can centre itself on pastoral mission, and what might that look like in Scotland today