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Abstract
Scientists today are surprised when confronted by the sophistication
of natural philosophy of the thirteenth century. Although clearly of a former age and holding very different perceptions of material structure, its mathematical and imaginative exploration of nature is striking. It also finds a natural theological and contemplative framing; because of this it can work as a resource for contemporary projects constructing a ‘theology of science’ and constructing different approaches to the relation of science and religion. Taking the work of the English polymath Robert Grosseteste from the 1220s as an example, I exemplify these claims in more detail through three aspects of medieval physics: 1) a teleological narrative for science; 2) a fresh apprehension of scientific imagination; and 3) a christological and incarnational metaphysics.
of natural philosophy of the thirteenth century. Although clearly of a former age and holding very different perceptions of material structure, its mathematical and imaginative exploration of nature is striking. It also finds a natural theological and contemplative framing; because of this it can work as a resource for contemporary projects constructing a ‘theology of science’ and constructing different approaches to the relation of science and religion. Taking the work of the English polymath Robert Grosseteste from the 1220s as an example, I exemplify these claims in more detail through three aspects of medieval physics: 1) a teleological narrative for science; 2) a fresh apprehension of scientific imagination; and 3) a christological and incarnational metaphysics.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 124-135 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Modern Believing |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 2021 |
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The Ordered Universe: Interdisciplinary Readings of Medieval Science
McLeish, T. C. (Principal investigator)
1/02/18 → 14/10/19
Project: Research project (funded) › Research