MAINTAINING RESPECTABILITY: RESPONSE TO NICHOLAOS JONES

Author: Peterson, Gregory R.

Source: Zygon, Volume 43, Number 3, September 2008 , pp. 593-598(6)

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Abstract:

Nicholaos Jones argues that theology is not a respectable discipline because of its inability to meet the standards of contemporary science. Although Jones makes a bold claim, I suggest that he has not made his case by focusing on the question of defining science and metaphysics appropriately, the analysis of the literature he cites, and his central claim that theology presupposes the absolute certainty of God.

Keywords: Philip Clayton; Imre Lakatos; Nancey Murphy; scientific method; theological method

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00941.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.

Publication date: 2008-09-01