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Ethics After Babel: The Languages of Morals and Their Discontents by Jeffrey Stout. Boston, Beacon, 1988. 338 pp. $27.50
- C. Dykstra, George A. Lindbeck, +4 authors J. Stout
- Philosophy
- 1 April 1989
We recognize in the “confounding of language” and the “scattering abroad” of the people of the earth that take place in the story of Babel (Gen. 1l:l-9) conditions of chaos and confusion that pertain… Expand
On the moral nature of the universe : theology, cosmology, and ethics
What is the ethical import of contemporary scientific cosmology? How does our understanding of the universe relate to our most pressing social concerns? How do the disparate fields of theology,… Expand
Neuroscience , the Person and God : An Emergentist Account
Strong forms of dualism and eliminative materialism block any significant dialogue between the neurosciences and theology. The present article thus challenges the “Sufficiency 1 Thesis,” according to… Expand
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Books-Received - Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature - Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action
- R. Russell, N. Murphy, C. Isham
- Physics
- 1993
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Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism: How Modern and Postmodern Philosophy Set the Theological Agenda
- N. Murphy
- Philosophy
- 1 October 1996
American Protestant Christianity is often described as a two-party system divided into liberals and conservatives. This book clarifies differences between the intellectual positions of these two… Expand
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Niels Henrik Gregersen's contribution to theology-and-science methodology
- N. Murphy
- Philosophy
- 1 July 2006
I have chosen to focus my response on the methodology employed by Niels Henrik Gregersen in relating theology and the sciences. Gregersen’s work has always impressed me, and my expectation is that we… Expand
FROM CRITICAL REALISM TO A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH: RESPONSE TO ROBBINS, VAN HUYSSTEEN, AND HEFNER
- N. Murphy
- Philosophy
- 1 September 1988
. Critical realism is a problematic philosophical doctrine that unnecessarily complicates attempts to relate theology and science. A more satisfactory approach employs the scientific methodology of… Expand
Whatever Happened to the Soul?
- N. Murphy
- Psychology
- 1 October 2003
Abstract: Traditional religious teachings about the nature of the person, especially body‐soul dualism, influence majority views of the self. Following a historical overview, it is argued that a… Expand