THEOLOGY AND THE SCIENCE WARS: WHO OWNS HUMAN NATURE?
Author: Peterson, Gregory R.1
Source: Zygon, Volume 41, Number 4, December 2006 , pp. 853-862(10)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
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Abstract:
. Lluís Oviedo examines in his article the current conflict over human nature and the role of the sciences in the debate, suggesting that there may be a role for theology to play as well. In this essay I examine and respond to some aspects of Oviedo's article and suggest that the nature of the conflict needs to be nuanced to understand it as a conflict not between scientific and philosophical/social-scientific views of human nature but among scientists, social scientists, and philosophers over the role of science in thinking about human nature. I analyze some of the obstacles for theology's becoming involved and propose that thinking about what are distinctively theological questions as opposed to scientific ones may be an appropriate starting point.Keywords: biocognitivism; cognitive science of religion; Lluís Oviedo; science wars
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2006.00782.x
Affiliations: 1: Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at South Dakota State University and Program Coordinator of the Philosophy and Religion Department, Box 504 Scobey 336, SDSU, Brookings, SD 57007;, Email: greg.peterson@sdstate.edu.
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