Abstract
Such terms as materialism, naturalism, and near synonyms evoke strong negative reactions among many believers. However, the notion of naturalism has various meanings; implications for religion differ for the several varieties of naturalism. In this paper I analyze epistemological and ontological variants of naturalism and explore the perspectives for religion within a nonreductive ontological naturalism.
Keywords
reductionism, ontology, materialism, naturalism, epistemology, religious traditions, limit questions
How to Cite
Drees, W., (1997) “Naturalisms and Religion”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 32(4), 525–541. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/0591-2385.00110