McLeish, Tom C.B. orcid.org/0000-0002-2025-0299 (2019) Beyond Barbour:A Theology of Science from Ancient and Modern Thinkers. In: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education . Springer , pp. 33-45.
Abstract
In this chapter, I will challenge a common background relational assumption behind all of Barbour’s categories as intrinsically unfaithful to the universal nature of both science and religion, arguing instead that it is more fruitful to ask what a ‘theology of science’ might look like. ‘What does science do, and what is it for, within a theological worldview?’ This approach works very well in a teaching context when developed in two ways: (1) historically and (2) using Biblical studies in wisdom, especially in the book of Job. Students of this approach start to think in new ways and ask new questions, suggesting an approach to science or in its more ancient form natural philosophy – the ‘love of wisdom of natural things’ – that can draw on theological and cultural roots. I suggest that deriving a human narrative for science in this way can transform the way political discussions of ‘troubled technologies’ (genetic medicine, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), fracking, etc.) are framed and the way we approach science in education and the media.
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Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2021 12:30 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:12 |
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