TY - JOUR
T1 - What (if anything) should Christian theology learn from the cognitive science of religion?
AU - Messer, Neil
N1 - Funding Information:
Some of the early research contributing to this article was supported by a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. The author reports there are no competing interests to declare.
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023/7/19
Y1 - 2023/7/19
N2 - This article asks what, if anything, Christian theology should learn from the cognitive science of religion (CSR). Two possible answers are explored. The first is that Christian theology has nothing to learn from CSR. This is rejected in favour of the second: theology can learn from CSR by appropriating CSR insights carefully and critically to a theological understanding formed first and foremost by Scripture. Karl Barth’s theological critique of religion and his engagement with Ludwig Feuerbach are used as a model for this approach. The article concludes with specific proposals about how, and how not, to engage theologically with CSR.
AB - This article asks what, if anything, Christian theology should learn from the cognitive science of religion (CSR). Two possible answers are explored. The first is that Christian theology has nothing to learn from CSR. This is rejected in favour of the second: theology can learn from CSR by appropriating CSR insights carefully and critically to a theological understanding formed first and foremost by Scripture. Karl Barth’s theological critique of religion and his engagement with Ludwig Feuerbach are used as a model for this approach. The article concludes with specific proposals about how, and how not, to engage theologically with CSR.
KW - Christian theology
KW - Justin Barrett
KW - Karl Barth
KW - Ludwig Feuerbach
KW - Peter Harrison
KW - cognitive science of religion
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U2 - 10.1080/14746700.2023.2230435
DO - 10.1080/14746700.2023.2230435
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 504
EP - 519
JO - Theology and Science
JF - Theology and Science
SN - 1474-6700
IS - 3
ER -