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List of contents
Introduction: A Spectrum of Natural Theologies
Type 1: Natural Theology as Natural Religion
Chapter 1: Natural Theology as Natural Religion: Definition
Chapter 2: Natural Theology as Natural Religion: David Brown
Type 2: Natural Theology as Proof/Argument
Chapter 3: Natural Theology as Proof/Argument: Definition
Chapter 4: Natural Theology as Argument: Richard Swinburne
Type 3: Natural Theology as Natural Signs
Chapter 5: Natural Theology as Natural Signs: Definition
Chapter 6: Natural Theology as Natural Signs: C. Stephen Evans
Type 4: Natural Theology as Christian Natural Theology
Chapter 7: Natural Theology as Christian Natural Theology: Definition
Chapter 8: Natural Theology as Christian Natural Theology: T.F. Torrance
Type 5: Natural Theology as Theology of Nature
Chapter 9: Natural Theology as Theology of Nature: Definition
Chapter 10: Natural Theology as Theology of Nature: Karl Barth
Conclusion: Understanding Natural Theology
About the author
Christopher R. Brewer (PhD, University of St Andrews) is an honorary research fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews and principal with One Brewer Consulting. He previously served as a program officer of the Templeton Religion Trust and now serves as principal advisor for its Art Seeking Understanding program strategy. He is also the editor-in-chief for giffordlectures.org, which promotes the study of natural theology, and he is the editor of several books, including Christian Theology and the Transformation of Natural Religion: From Incarnation to Sacramentality: Essays in Honour of David Brown.
Summary
In Understanding Natural Theology, theologian and scholar Christopher R. Brewer considers several different versions of natural theology and their proponents to clarify the role of natural theology in our pursuit of understanding God.
