Boyle Lecture 2025—Science, Technology, Theology, and Spirituality: A Necessary Partnership?

The 2025 Boyle Lecture explores the partnership between science, technology, theology, and spirituality in addressing contemporary challenges. Reflecting on historical and modern dynamics, it emphasizes the need for transdisciplinary collaboration to avoid cultural poverty and handle the current pol...

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Publicado en:Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 972 - 987
Autor principal: Jackelén, Antje
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Open Library of Humanities Sep2025
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        Artificial intelligence
        Theology
        Applied sciences
        Crises
        Learned institutions & societies
        Spirituality
        Climate change
        Interdisciplinary research
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          Artificial intelligence
          Theology
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