RT Article
T1 In Praise of Folly? Theology and the University
JF Zygon
VO 43
IS 3
SP 563
OP 577
A1 Peterson, Gregory R.
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2008
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1827960213
AB Abstract. To suppose the possibility of dialogue between theology and science is to suppose that theology is an intellectually worthy partner to engage in dialogue with science. The status of theology as a discipline, however, remains contested, one sign of which is the absence of theology from the university. I argue that a healthy theology-science dialogue would benefit from the presence of theology as an academic discipline in the university. Theology and theologians would benefit from the much closer contact with university disciplines, including the sciences. The university and the sciences would benefit from the presence of theology, providing a department of ultimate concern, where big questions may be asked and ideologies critiqued. A university theology would need to meet standards of academic integrity.
K1 University
K1 Ultimate Concern
K1 Theology
K1 Theological Method
DO 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00939.x