Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between theology and the natural sciences by considering four realist and five nonrealist interpretations of theological understanding. These are that theology expresses biblical affirmations, the faith of the community, revelatory declarations, or a prioriconclusions, and that it is reducible to expressions of feelings, attitudes, naturalism, liberating praxis, or moral convictions. Because these views are unsatisfactory, the author calls for an imaginative form of natural theology that shows how faith's understanding of the purpose, value, and meaning of reality fits how the world is actually found to be.
Keywords
religion and science, natural theology, credibility, faith, God, theism, nonrealist theology, theology, Bible, understanding, a priori, game, revelation
How to Cite
Pailin, D., (2000) “What Game Is Being Played? The Need for Clarity about the Relationships Between Scientific and Theological Understanding”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 35(1), 141–163. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/0591-2385.00265