Natural Sciences as a Contemporary Locus Theologicus
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Theologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 5645
Special Issue Editors
Interests: history of relations between science and religion; science and theology studies; theology of science; the-ology of technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The particular role of science in the modern world provokes many questions about its relation to the spheres of faith and religion, but there is still a lack of deeper theological reflection on science itself. The title of this Special Issue refers to the famous theological treatise De locis theologicis (1563) by Melchior Cano. In this work, the Spanish theologian innovatively developed a concept of sources of theological reflection and argumentation. Among the auxiliary sources of theology based on reason, he included, for example, philosophy and history.
In this Special Issue we would like to explore how modern natural sciences can serve as sources of theological reflection (locus theologicus). The issue would not deal with the methodological and historical issues concerning the relationship between science and religion (theology).
We would like to encourage authors to contribute to theological reflection on the very existence of the natural sciences as a special form of human cognitive activity. We welcome contributions that broaden or deepen our theological understanding of the existence, role, and value of the natural sciences.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to initiate a broader theological discussion concerning the role of the sciences as an important source of theological reflection. So far, this question has only been sketched, as in the concept of theology of science formulated by Templeton Prize laureate Michael Heller. The development of this question seems to be an important stimulus for contemporary theology.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews. Areas of research may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Natural sciences as a form of human cognitive activity in the light of theology
- The very existence of the natural sciences
- The philosophical and theological conditions of scientific knowledge (especially scientific rationality)
- Science as value and values in the sciences from a theological perspective
- Goals of the natural sciences from a theological perspective
- Theological uses and abuses of the scientific worldview (past and present)
We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of between 150–200 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the Guest Editors, Prof. Dr. Jacek Rodzeń ([email protected]) and Prof. Dr. Paweł Polak ([email protected]), and CC the Assistant Editor, Ms. Joyce Xi ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purpose of ensuring the manuscript will fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Jacek Rodzeń
Prof. Dr. Paweł Polak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- science and religion
- natural sciences
- theology
- scientific rationality
- science as a value
- aim(s) of science
- scientific worldview
- theology of science
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