Theological and Natural Science
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
This classic study establishes a sound theological base for the future of philosophical science. Torrance’s view was that science needs theology to properly maintain a requirement for contingency and to avoid ascribing eternality to the cosmos. Because scientific exploration is limited in its ability to know all things, Torrance argues for theological science. In order to avoid error, he argues for scientific theology.
Top Highlights
“Philoponos realized that Aristotelian logic applied only to static relations or idealized forms” (Page 10)
“Thus when he developed an explanation of the behavior of electro-magnetic particles, in particular of the way in which light particles, relate ontologically and dynamically with one another moving at the speed of light, he came up with the concept of the continuous dynamic field, which had the effect of transforming the laws of classical Newtonian mechanics, and opening the way toward a new understanding of physical reality in terms of relativity and quantum theory. This was a revolutionary counterpart to the transformation of Aristotelian science by John Philoponos in the sixth century through the combination of light theory and impetus theory.” (Pages 125–126)
“not simply by and in him as the eternal Creator Word of God but as the Creator Word of God incarnate in space and time,” (Page 77)
“that the creative Centre in the universe, the Causa Prima of all things in space and time is personal,” (Page 78)
“we must think of this ultimately in moral or personal terms” (Page 77)