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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Autor principal: Knight, Christopher 1952- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Routledge [2018]
En: Theology and science
Año: 2018, Volumen: 16, Número: 2, Páginas: 151-165
Clasificaciones IxTheo:CD Cristianismo ; Ciencia 
NBE Antropología
NBQ Escatología
VA Filosofía
ZD Psicología
Otras palabras clave:B Cognitive Science
B Soul
B Idealism
B Nous
B Eschatology
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Sumario: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
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2018.1455265