IngentaConnect IN PRAISE OF FOLLY THEOLOGY AND THE UNIVERSITY

Author: Peterson, Gregory R.¹

Source: Zygon, Volume 43, Number 3, September 2008 , pp. 563-577(15)

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.

Keywords: theological method; theology; ultimate concern; university

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00939.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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IN PRAISE OF FOLLY? THEOLOGY AND THE UNIVERSITY