tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483025.post113925601467147683..comments2023-10-28T10:40:36.246-05:00Comments on Without Authority: My Time in the "No-Theology Zone" of Science LandThomas Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168017369500841150noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483025.post-1139347851398177762006-02-07T15:30:00.000-06:002006-02-07T15:30:00.000-06:00Oh, I agree that Polkinghorne isn't a process theo...Oh, I agree that Polkinghorne isn't a process theologian, but he questions some of the same assumptions they do, such as an eternally changeless God existing "outside" of time and space and, therefore, knowing all future outcomes.Andy Kaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863052203418450397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483025.post-1139290195733523092006-02-06T23:29:00.000-06:002006-02-06T23:29:00.000-06:00I agree that Christians are quite reluctant to eng...I agree that Christians are quite reluctant to engage with science. The historical conflicts between religion and science have left deep scars on the collective psyches of both communities, which they cope with by pretending that the other side doesn't exist. It seems to me that Christians in general, and theologians in particular, are genuinely afraid of science, probably because science has always emerged the victor in past struggles (think of Galileo, Darwin, cosmology versus literal creationism). Thus, theology and religious practice have isolated themselves from science with the hope that they can thereby survive the onslaught of modernity. <BR/><BR/>However, it is my firm belief that science and theology cannot ignore each other forever, as both activities are intrinsically human. Polkinghorne’s writings are a vital first step towards real rapprochement. Incidentally, I don’t think he considers himself a process theologian, although there are definite similarities. He has written that “I do not find the God of process theology to be an adequate ground of hope, and I believe hope to be central to an understanding of what is involved in a Christian view of God’s reality.”Thomas Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168017369500841150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483025.post-1139272185773437152006-02-06T18:29:00.000-06:002006-02-06T18:29:00.000-06:00Polkinghorne is great. His argument for God havin...Polkinghorne is great. His argument for God having something like an "experience" of time has caused me to reassess (or at least stop curtly dimissing) process theology.<BR/><BR/>It's curious. In many Christian circles I feel like there's a similar pressure to not talk about science.Andy Kaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863052203418450397noreply@blogger.com