K. Nürnberger, Informed by Science, involved by Christ, How science can update, enrich and empower the Christian faith
From text: “Men despise religion,” wrote Blaise Pascal. “They hate it and are afraid it may be true. The cure for this is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive so that good men wish it were true, and then show that it is....
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From text: “Men despise religion,” wrote Blaise Pascal. “They hate it and are afraid it may be true. The cure for this is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive so that good men wish it were true, and then show that it is.” As someone who has a degree in Geology, has been a minister in a mainline denomination for 40 years, and aspires to develop missional congregations I believe that this should set the agenda for Christian apologetics in today’s, increasingly secular and scientifically influenced, world.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5a1037cf5df4ad7bcddb8dbf07743ee2025-02-11T09:54:06ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892015-06-0135110.38140/at.v35i1.2704K. Nürnberger, Informed by Science, involved by Christ, How science can update, enrich and empower the Christian faithA. R. Tucker0University of the Free State, South Africa From text: “Men despise religion,” wrote Blaise Pascal. “They hate it and are afraid it may be true. The cure for this is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive so that good men wish it were true, and then show that it is.” As someone who has a degree in Geology, has been a minister in a mainline denomination for 40 years, and aspires to develop missional congregations I believe that this should set the agenda for Christian apologetics in today’s, increasingly secular and scientifically influenced, world. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2704 |
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