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See also [https://counterbalance.org/ghc-outl/acrit-body.html A Critique of Willem B Drees’ Typology] by [https://counterbalance.org/bio/csouthg-body.html Christopher Southgate] at [[Commentators and Authorities#counterbalance|Counterbalance Foundation]] | See also [https://counterbalance.org/ghc-outl/acrit-body.html A Critique of Willem B Drees’ Typology] by [https://counterbalance.org/bio/csouthg-body.html Christopher Southgate] at [[Commentators and Authorities#counterbalance|Counterbalance Foundation]] | ||
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! colspan="5" |Drees's Typology of the relation between science and religion | |||
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| colspan="3" | CHARACTER of RELIGION | |||
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| '''1. Cognitive''' | |||
| '''2. Experience''' | |||
| '''3. Tradition''' | |||
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| rowspan="3" | CHALLENGES<br>POSED BY<br>SCIENCE | |||
| '''(a) New Knowledge''' | |||
| <br>'''(1a''') Content: | |||
:i: Conflicts | |||
:ii: Separation | |||
:iii: Partial adoption | |||
:iv: Integration | |||
| '''(2a)''' Opportunities for experiential religion? Religious experience and the brain | |||
| '''(3a)''' Religions traditions as products of evolution | |||
|- | |||
| <br>'''(b) New views of knowledge'''<br> | |||
| <br>'''(1b)''' Philosophy of science and opportunities for theology<br> | |||
| <br>'''(2b)''' Philosophical defenses of religious experiences as data<br> | |||
| <br>'''(3b)''' Criticism and development of religions as ‘language games’<br> | |||
|- | |||
| <br>'''(c) Appreciation of the world'''<br> | |||
| <br>'''(1c)''' A new covenant between humans and the universe?<br> | |||
| <br>'''(2c)''' Ambivalence of the world and implications for the concept of God<br> | |||
| <br>'''(3c)''' A basis for hope? Or religions as local traditions without universal claim?<br> | |||
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Revision as of 19:47, 29 October 2020
Theodore (Ted) Peters (1941– ) at Counterbalance and Wikipedia. Drees's typology covers aspects of religion not covered in other efforts to organise our thinking about the relationship between science and religion.
See also A Critique of Willem B Drees’ Typology by Christopher Southgate at Counterbalance Foundation
| Drees's Typology of the relation between science and religion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTER of RELIGION | ||||
| 1. Cognitive | 2. Experience | 3. Tradition | ||
| CHALLENGES POSED BY SCIENCE |
(a) New Knowledge | (1a) Content:
|
(2a) Opportunities for experiential religion? Religious experience and the brain | (3a) Religions traditions as products of evolution |
(b) New views of knowledge |
(1b) Philosophy of science and opportunities for theology |
(2b) Philosophical defenses of religious experiences as data |
(3b) Criticism and development of religions as ‘language games’ | |
(c) Appreciation of the world |
(1c) A new covenant between humans and the universe? |
(2c) Ambivalence of the world and implications for the concept of God |
(3c) A basis for hope? Or religions as local traditions without universal claim? | |
