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Natural theology

About: Natural theology is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2707 publications have been published within this topic receiving 29000 citations. The topic is also known as: physico-theology & physicotheology.


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19 Dec 2019
TL;DR: Hume has captured the nature of this intense debate in a classic work that has stood the test of time as mentioned in this paper, where the relentless inquirer and empiricist David Hume assembles a group to discuss the existence of God, his divine nature, his attributes, and the point of his creation.
Abstract: Humankind has pondered many mysteries, but few more enticing than the existence of a divine creator who is said to have set the universe in motion. Imitating the well-known style of Platonic dialogues, the relentless inquirer and empiricist David Hume assembles a group to discuss the existence of God, his divine nature, his attributes, and the point of his creation. How do we come to have knowledge of God? Who has the burden of proof with respect to these matters of intense religious significance, and what sort of proof might gain universal assent? Can one argue from the orderliness of the universe to the conclusion that it must have had a purposeful creator at its helm? Hume has captured the nature of this intense debate in a classic work that has stood the test of time.

881 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the first edition of Theology and Liberalism: Theology I: From Malebranche to Durkheim, Theology II: From Kant to Weber and Theology III: For and Against Marx.
Abstract: Acknowledgements for the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Introduction. Part I: Theology and Liberalism:. 1. Political Theology and the New Science of Politics. 2. Political Economy as Theodicy and Agonistics. Part II: Theology and Positivism:. 3. Sociology I: From Malebranche to Durkheim. 4. Sociology II: From Kant to Weber. 5. Policing the Sublime: A Critique of the Sociology of Religion. Part III: Theology and Dialectics:. 6. For and Against Hegel. 7. For and Against Marx. 8. Founding the Supernatural: Political and Liberation Theology in the Context of Modern Catholic Thought. Part IV: Theology and Difference:. 9. Science, Reality and Power. 10. Ontological Violence or, The Post-Modern Problematic. 11. Difference of Virtue, Virtue of Difference. 12. The Other City: Theology as a Social Science. Index of Names.

586 citations

Book
19 May 2016
TL;DR: In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world as mentioned in this paper, and his legalistic approach and skilful use of metaphor and analogy were hugely successful.
Abstract: 'The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.' In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose design is self-evident, he goes on to provide examples from biology, anatomy, and astronomy in order to demonstrate the intricacy and ingenuity of design that could only come from a wise and benevolent deity. Paley's legalistic approach and skilful use of metaphor and analogy were hugely successful, and equally controversial. Charles Darwin, whose investigations led to very different conclusions in the Origin of Species, was greatly influenced by the book's cumulative structure and accessible style. This edition reprints the original text of 1802, and sets the book in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

477 citations

Book
01 Jan 1991
TL;DR: In this article, the parallel between scientific and religious reform is discussed and some preliminary considerations about the interaction between science and religion are made. But none of the preliminary considerations are considered in this paper.
Abstract: Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Interaction between science and religion: some preliminary considerations 2. Science and religion in the scientific revolution 3. The parallel between scientific and religious reform 4. Divine activity in a mechanical universe 5. Science and religion in the enlightenment 6. The fortunes and functions of natural theology 7. Visions of the past: religious belief and the historical sciences 8. Evolutionary theory and religious belief Postscript: science and religion in the twentieth century Bibliographic essay Sources of quotations Index.

397 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20238
202240
202128
202038
201926
201827