ZYGO Zygon® 0591-2385 1467-9744 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1995.tb00082.x BERNARD MELAND ON THE NEW FORMATIVE IMAGERY OF OUR TIME Stone Jerome 02 09 1995 30 3 10.1111/zygo.1995.30.issue-3 435 449

Abstract. One of the key influences on radical empiricist theology, the thought of Bernard Meland is a challenge to overemphasis on precision and rigor of proof. This article (1) provides an introduction to Meland, (2) summarizes his view of the significance of post‐Newtonian physics and of Darwin for religion, (3) discusses his relationship to Henry Nelson Wieman, and (4) assesses his contribution to current discussion in science and theology.

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