Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning Revised Edition Contributor(s): Murphy, Nancey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801481147 ISBN-13: 9780801481147 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $40.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theism - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Theology |
Dewey: 211.3 |
LCCN: 96001044 |
Series: Cornell Yeats |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this timely and provocative book, Nancey Murphy sets out to dispel skepticism regarding Christian belief. She argues for the rationality of Christian belief by showing that theological reasoning is similar to scientific reasoning as described by contemporary philosophy of science. Murphy draws on new historicist accounts of science, particularly that of lmre Lakatos. According to Lakatos, scientists work within a research program consisting of a fixed core theory and a series of changing auxiliary hypotheses that allow for prediction and |
Contributor Bio(s): Murphy, Nancey: - Nancey Murphy is Assistant Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary. |