God's Gift of Science: Theological Presuppositions Underlying Exploration of the Natural World

Finlay, Graeme

ISBN 10: 1666748064 / ISBN 13: 9781666748062

Published by Cascade Books, 2022

Seller Inventory # I-9781666748062

Synopsis:

Science is an aspect of modern culture that carries a huge weight of prestige. It operates on a foundation of supporting presuppositions, understandings of reality that people assimilate from infancy. Such presuppositions constitute our worldviews, but we are generally unaware of them. In this book, Graeme Finlay argues that many presuppositions that were essential for the development of science were imbibed from Judeo-Christian faith in the creator God, and they remain vital for the continued vitality of science.
Furthermore, theology and science share a feature that points towards their common engagement with reality. New findings catch us by surprise—so much so, that we must conclude that we encounter previously unrecognized realities in genuine experiences of discovery. We don’t invent those surprising phenomena. Both theology and science engage with an objective reality that is not of our construction.
The subterranean connection between science and theology at the level of presuppositions and their openness to engage with reality indicate the potential for ongoing fruitful and mutually beneficial dialogue between the two disciplines. The author illustrates this potential through examples from the field of ecological economics.

About the Author: Graeme Finlay (PhD in cellular immunology) has been involved for many years in cancer research and in the teaching of scientific pathology at the University of Auckland. He is the author of Human Evolution: Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies (2013), The Gospel According to Dawkins (2017), and Evolution and Eschatology: Genetic Science and the Goodness of God (2021).

Bibliographic Details

Title: God's Gift of Science: Theological ...
Publisher: Cascade Books
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New