IS THEOLOGY RESPECTABLE AS METAPHYSICS?
Theology involves inquiry into God's nature, God's purposes, and whether certain experiences or pronouncements come From God. These inquiries are metaphysical, part of theology's concern with the veridicality of signs and realities that are independent from humans. Several research programs concerne...
| Published in: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 579 - 593 |
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