Is the Universe Open for Surprise? Pentecostal Ontology and the Spirit of Naturalism

Abstract. Given the enchanted worldview of pentecost-alism, what possibility is there for a uniquely pentecostal intervention in the science-theology dialogue? By asserting the centrality of the miraculous and the fantastic, and being fundamentally committed to a universe open to surprise, does not...

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Auteur principal: Smith, James K. A. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
Dans: Zygon
Année: 2008, Volume: 43, Numéro: 4, Pages: 879-896
Sujets non-standardisés:B Philip Clayton
B miraculous
B Pentecostalism
B laws of nature
B Naturalism
B Supernatural
B David Ray Griffin
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Résumé:Abstract. Given the enchanted worldview of pentecost-alism, what possibility is there for a uniquely pentecostal intervention in the science-theology dialogue? By asserting the centrality of the miraculous and the fantastic, and being fundamentally committed to a universe open to surprise, does not pentecostalism forfeit admission to the conversation? I argue for a distinctly pentecostal contribution to the dialogue that is critical of regnant naturalistic paradigms but also of a naive supernaturalism. I argue that implicit in the pentecostal social imaginary is a distinct conception of nature that is amenable to science but in conflict with naturalism.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contient:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00966.x