The Field of Science and Religion as Natural Philosophy

Reeves, Josh

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“…In terms of religion's influence on our students' understanding of nature, the individual student is helped to examine how religious ideas (their own and others) shape their personal natural philosophy as they explore the strengths and weaknesses of alternative (historical) scientific approaches (Dear 2006;Reeves 2008).…”

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Teaching Darwinian Evolution: Learning from Religious Education

Stolberg

2009

Sci & Educ

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This article examines what science education might be able to learn from phenomenological religious education's attempts to teach classes where students hold a plurality of religious beliefs. Recent statements as to how best to accomplish the central pedagogical concept of 'learning from religion' as a vehicle for human transformation are explored, and then used to appraise the historical research into how Charles Darwin's responses to religious ideas influenced and were influenced by his scientific work. The issues identified as crucial for science educators to be aware of when teaching students Darwinian evolution are then outlined and, finally, suggestions are made to enable individual students to examine how their personal religious beliefs might interact with their growing understanding of Darwin's evolutionary approach.

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Teaching Darwinian Evolution: Learning from Religious Education

Stolberg

2009

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“…To see why this is not sufficient, consider the fact that "methodological naturalism"-where God is not considered as an explanation for natural events-only became the norm of scientific discourse at the end of the nineteenth century, much later than Gregory seems to assume. After 1870, scientists increasingly avoided invoking the supernatural as an explanation for phenomena within the natural world, thus severing the link between science and natural theology (Reeves 2008). This move toward naturalism helps to explain why the work of Charles Darwin was considered significant.…”

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How Not to Link the Reformation and Science: Reflections on Brad Gregory’s The Unintended Reformation

Reeves¹

2017

Religions

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This article evaluates Brad Gregory's argument in The Unintended Reformation that links the Reformation with the rise of secular science. I provide an overview of Gregory's claims and make two criticisms, arguing that Gregory's thesis lacks historical evidence to support it and mistakenly implies that retaining the framework of premodern metaphysics would have prevented the rise of scientific naturalism. The paper concludes by pointing to more positive accounts on the connection between the Reformation and science by recent historians.

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A DEFENSE OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION: REFLECTIONS ON PETER HARRISON'S “AFTER SCIENCE AND RELIGION” PROJECT

Reeves¹

2022

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Recent scholars have called into question the categories "science" and "religion" because they bring metaphysical and theological assumptions that theologians should find problematic. The critique of the categories "science" and "religion" has above all been associated with Peter Harrison and his influential argument in The Territories of Science and Religion (2015). This article evaluates the philosophical conclusions that Harrison draws from his antiessentialist philosophy in the two volumes associated with his "After Science and Religion Project." I argue that Harrison's project is too skeptical toward the categories "science" and "religion" and places too much emphasis on naturalism being incompatible with Christian theology. One can accept the lessons of antiessentialism-above all, how meanings of terms shift over time-and still use the terms "science" and "religion" in responsible ways. This article defends the basic impulse of most scholars in science and religion who promote dialogue and argues for a more moderate reading of the lesson of Territories.

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The Field of Science and Religion as Natural Philosophy

Cited by 5 publications

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Teaching Darwinian Evolution: Learning from Religious Education

Teaching Darwinian Evolution: Learning from Religious Education

How Not to Link the Reformation and Science: Reflections on Brad Gregory’s The Unintended Reformation

A DEFENSE OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION: REFLECTIONS ON PETER HARRISON'S “AFTER SCIENCE AND RELIGION” PROJECT

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