Leidenhag, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-1164-7032 (2023) Analytic theology and science-engaged theology. Religious Studies. ISSN 0034-4125
Abstract
This article contributes to ongoing discussions on the place of theology in secular research universities by examining the relationship between analytic theology and science-engaged theology. Writing in response to William Wood's Analytic Theology and the Academic Study of Religion, I consider if and how one might demarcate these two recent movements in academic theology given that both sociological and substantive definitions result in significant overlap. To show the extent of this overlap, I argue that both analytic theology and science-engaged theology are forms of faith seeking understanding, which use the tools and methods from other disciplines in order to make incremental progress on specific theological questions. I then offer two critiques of Wood's argument (made by analogy with the natural sciences) that the doctrine of creation provides theological warrant for the extension of common human reason seen in analytic philosophy and theology. My own attempt at a demarcation suggests that whereas analytic theology is best understood as an intellectual tradition, science-engaged theology is an intellectual disposition. This means that although science-engaged theology may not always be analytic, analytic theologians (and theologians more widely) should always be science-engaged.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2023. This article has been published in a revised form in https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412523000203. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution or re-use. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2023 11:01 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2023 11:01 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/s0034412523000203 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:204873 |