Unravelling some of the theological problems underlying discourse on nature

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
Field Value
 
Title Unravelling some of the theological problems underlying discourse on nature
 
Creator Conradie, Ernst M.
 
Subject Systematic Theology Creation; Laws of nature; Natural evil; Natural law; Natural theology; Naturalistic Fallacy; Nature and grace; Nature conservation; Theology of nature
Description This article offers an overview of various theological discourses on the concept of nature. These are illustrated with examples of contributions to reformed theology from within the South African context. It is argued that there is ample room for confusion to reign in the connotations attached to ‘nature’ and the underlying theological problems that emerge. Often such connotations are merely adopted from other disciplines. To juxtapose such discourses would not by itself help to overcome such confusion but is a necessary step in that direction.Contribution: This article analyses the conflicting uses of the term ‘nature’ especially in reformed theological discourse in the South African context. It circumscribes the distinctive theological problems that emerge in each case without seeking to resolve them.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor None
Date 2020-10-13
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literature survey
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v76i1.6068
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 76, No 1 (2020); 9 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage South Africa — —
Rights Copyright (c) 2020 Ernst M. Conradie https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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