Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em>

Can the natural sciences, in particular, be a subject of interest for the doctrine or theology of different religions? Can science have a positive influence on religious truths, their expression, and their communication? These questions are addressed by twelve original research papers collected in a...

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description Can the natural sciences, in particular, be a subject of interest for the doctrine or theology of different religions? Can science have a positive influence on religious truths, their expression, and their communication? These questions are addressed by twelve original research papers collected in a reprint entitled “Natural Sciences as a Contemporary Locus Theologicus”. This Reprint’s central issue is addressed by eminent authors from the three main Christian denominations (Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodoxy), as well as by an author from the Islamic theological tradition. Their work constitutes an innovative contribution to the contemporary discussion on the theology of science, a new theological discipline that has emerged in recent years. The results also demonstrate the potential for reflecting on the 16th-century concept of loci theologici in relation to modern scientific linguistic, logical, and methodological tools and presuppositions of science as elements of theological discourse that can be adopted by different religions. The uniqueness of the works presented in this Reprint is also evident in the fact that nearly half of the authors are both professional theologians and natural scientists.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1752012026-04-16T19:33:27Z Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em> Rodzeń, Jacek Polak, Paweł Science and religion Natural sciences Theology Scientific rationality Science as a value Aim(s) of science Scientific worldview Theology of science thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs Can the natural sciences, in particular, be a subject of interest for the doctrine or theology of different religions? Can science have a positive influence on religious truths, their expression, and their communication? These questions are addressed by twelve original research papers collected in a reprint entitled “Natural Sciences as a Contemporary Locus Theologicus”. This Reprint’s central issue is addressed by eminent authors from the three main Christian denominations (Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodoxy), as well as by an author from the Islamic theological tradition. Their work constitutes an innovative contribution to the contemporary discussion on the theology of science, a new theological discipline that has emerged in recent years. The results also demonstrate the potential for reflecting on the 16th-century concept of loci theologici in relation to modern scientific linguistic, logical, and methodological tools and presuppositions of science as elements of theological discourse that can be adopted by different religions. The uniqueness of the works presented in this Reprint is also evident in the fact that nearly half of the authors are both professional theologians and natural scientists. 2026-04-16T19:33:18Z 2026-04-16T19:33:18Z 2026 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725862245_6 9783725862245 9783725862252 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175201 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/12113 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6225-2 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6225-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725862245 9783725862252 250 CH open access
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Natural sciences
Theology
Scientific rationality
Science as a value
Aim(s) of science
Scientific worldview
Theology of science
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Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em>
title Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em>
title_full Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em>
title_fullStr Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em>
title_full_unstemmed Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em>
title_short Natural Sciences as a Contemporary <em>Locus Theologicus</em>
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topic Science and religion
Natural sciences
Theology
Scientific rationality
Science as a value
Aim(s) of science
Scientific worldview
Theology of science
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs
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Natural sciences
Theology
Scientific rationality
Science as a value
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Scientific worldview
Theology of science
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