CHRTC350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Book Of Nature, Dont, Plants And Animals
25 Feb 2020
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Def: common assumption that the bible aligns (or is supposed to align) with modern science. Nb often referred to as simply concordism : reasonable expectation: s3. Therefore god"s two books should align: church history: scientific concordism was part of academic hermeneutics up to the 20 century th common view held by many christians today. Lamoureux"s position on concordism s4 h9: 1 and foremost i accept spiritual correspondence throughout the bible st, but i reject scientific concordism. K bible uses the science-of-the-day ancient science. The 2 major principle in this course foundational to a peaceful relationship between the science & religion (1) structure s6 h5. Ancient phenomenological perspective of the natural world (2) incidental relationship s8 h5. C def of incidental: to occur in connection with something important that which helps. C incidental ancient science is a vessel that helps deliver the more important spiritual truths. K though ancient science is incidental, it is essential in transporting the message s9.
