What Christian Theology Provides and Offers to the Other Sciences

Holistic Rationality and a Complement Model for Natural Sciences and Christian Theology Interaction

A complement model is proposed to account for the interaction between the natural sciences and Christian theology that cultivates cooperation between the two disciplines. This model is based upon a conception of holistic rationality, in which the two main epistemological conceptions of rationality—instrumental and categorical—are enriched in terms of the axiological and metaphysical stances tow...

Kant: Friend or Foe of the Believer? Plantinga and Other American Christian Responses to Kant's Epistemology

Truth in the Context of Christian Faith and its Relation to Other Religions

In the following reflections on the understanding of truth in regard to Christian faith (or even in regard to religious faith, experience, and language in general), I advocate a relational interpretation of truth. Truth in that sense is understood not primarily as an intellectual assertion but as a qualification of a dynamic, existential, personal relation. Truth is the trustworthiness of that ...

Theology and the Culture of the Sciences

Political Theology and the Theology of Politics: Carl Schmitt and Medieval Christian Political Thought1

In societies where religion plays a strong and important role, the institutions of the society reflect the religion. Yet in societies where religion plays a more secondary role to say that all political concepts are secularized theological concepts is an overstatement. While Carl Schmitt does make a persuasive argument on the role of religion in political thought, he is also mistaken. In this a...