
Wisdom or Knowledge?
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 23. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-567-03100-6 (ISBN)
Description
Is scientific knowledge wisdom, or is it more limited - effective, useful, applicable, but not what we mean by wisdom? And, is the wisdom of ages past embodied in the great religious traditions still wisdom for our time, as we have to face new challenges, opportunities and responsibilities? To what extent are science and theology determined by their cultural setting? To what extent do they influence the development of culture? Contributions to this book consider various interactions between science, theology and culture from the viewpoints of philosophy, ethics, ecology, hermeneutics, history, Eastern Orthodoxy and with respect to a few selected practical issues. Some authors question whether science and theology are able to be sources of wisdom at all in our days. The variety of perspectives from different cultural backgrounds are embodied in this volume and reflect the role of culture on the meta-level of writing and reading.
The reader will be encouraged to 'drink' from the streams of wisdom and knowledge investigated in the book, in order to think anew about the rather simple separation between two cultures, which has prevailed for a long time in scientific, theological and cultural thinking.
The reader will be encouraged to 'drink' from the streams of wisdom and knowledge investigated in the book, in order to think anew about the rather simple separation between two cultures, which has prevailed for a long time in scientific, theological and cultural thinking.
Reviews / Votes
Review in Theologische Literaturzeutung 132 (2007) 11 "Taken together, these essays give important insights into the challenging relationships among science, theology, and culture....All in all, this volume presents a nice introduction to the issues." - Studies in Religion /Sciences Religieuses -- Bradford McCall * Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-03100-6 (9780567031006)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Hubert Meisinger is campus minister, Darmstadt University of Technology. Willem B. Drees is professor of philosophy of religion and ethics, Leiden University, the Netherlands. Zbigniew Lliana is Lecturer of Philosophy of Science, Pontifical Academy of Theology.
Content
Progress in Science and Theology
Dirk Evers
The Reliability of Science and its Cultural Impact
Mariano Artigas
'Don't drink from that dirty stream!' The Decline of Science and Theology as Source of Wisdom in Europe
Chris Wiltsher
Disjoining Wisdom and Knowledge: Science, Theology and the Making of Western Modernity
Peter Harrison
Wisdom through Communion and Personhood: From Patristic Theology to Contemporary Science
Alexei V. Nesteruk
Walking on Hermeneutic Territory. The Horizons of Sense for a Pilgrim
Lucio Florio
Where Streams Meet? Ecology, Wisdom and Beauty in Bulgakov, Von Balthasar and Aquinas
Celia Deane-Drummond
Biotechnology and Ethics: A Locus for the Reintegration of Science and Wisdom?
Michael Fuller
Food Safety and Food Justice: Impacts of Scientific and Religious Cultures
Antje Jackelen
To Know is to Make: Knowledge, Ignorance and Belief in a Technological Society
Walther Ch. Zimmerli
Dirk Evers
The Reliability of Science and its Cultural Impact
Mariano Artigas
'Don't drink from that dirty stream!' The Decline of Science and Theology as Source of Wisdom in Europe
Chris Wiltsher
Disjoining Wisdom and Knowledge: Science, Theology and the Making of Western Modernity
Peter Harrison
Wisdom through Communion and Personhood: From Patristic Theology to Contemporary Science
Alexei V. Nesteruk
Walking on Hermeneutic Territory. The Horizons of Sense for a Pilgrim
Lucio Florio
Where Streams Meet? Ecology, Wisdom and Beauty in Bulgakov, Von Balthasar and Aquinas
Celia Deane-Drummond
Biotechnology and Ethics: A Locus for the Reintegration of Science and Wisdom?
Michael Fuller
Food Safety and Food Justice: Impacts of Scientific and Religious Cultures
Antje Jackelen
To Know is to Make: Knowledge, Ignorance and Belief in a Technological Society
Walther Ch. Zimmerli