The Human Mind in This World and the Next: Scientific and Early Theological Perspectives

The understanding of the mind usually adopted within the current science-theology dialogue is questionable. It fails to take into account something necessary to provide a non-reductionist understanding of religious faith: what in ancient and medieval theology was termed the nous. While this concept...

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Auteur principal: Knight, Christopher 1952- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2018]
Dans: Theology and science
Année: 2018, Volume: 16, Numéro: 2, Pages: 151-165
Classifications IxTheo:CF Christianisme et science
NBE Anthropologie
NBQ Eschatologie
VA Philosophie
ZD Psychologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Cognitive Science
B Idealism
B Nous
B Catégorie:Musique soul
B Eschatology
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:The understanding of the mind usually adopted within the current science-theology dialogue is questionable. It fails to take into account something necessary to provide a non-reductionist understanding of religious faith: what in ancient and medieval theology was termed the nous. While this concept may require re-interpretation for our present age in terms of a different philosophical framework, any recognition of its reality will have a major impact on two aspects of current discussion: our response to philosophical idealism and our understanding of the eschatological state.
ISSN:1474-6719
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2018.1455265