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Thomas Torrance's Reformulation of Karl Barth's Christological Rejection of Natural Theology

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  • John D. Morrison

This article examines the views of Thomas Torrance as a significant development of Karl Barth's theology concerning natural theology, general revelation, and natural science. It first wants to make clear what is meant by Barth's rejection of natural theology on Christological grounds. Next, it examines how Torrance integrates natural theology into his Christology.

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The Design Argument in Scientific Discourse: Historical-Theological Perspective from the Seventeenth Century

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  • John C. Hutchison

This article reflects on the natural theology of the seventeenth-century fathers of modern science. This natural theology permeated the philosophical fabric of science for two hundred years. The article argues that this theology was brought to maturity in the deism of eighteenth-century science and the agnosticism and atheism that followed Darwin’s revolution.

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Proofs, Pride, and Incarnation: Is Natural Theology Theologically Taboo?

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  • Douglas Groothuis

The author shows in this essay that there is no theological reason to abandon natural theology. He believes that theistic arguments could be used profitably in Christian apologetics and evangelistic endeavors.

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Reasons for Faith – Reasons of Faith

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  • K. Scott Oliphint

What is the relation between faith and reason? Through giving an answer to this and other questions, Oliphint wants to provide a biblical foundation for apologetics. A discussion of John Calvin’s understanding of the twofold knowledge of God (Lat. duplex cognitio Dei) and awareness of divinity (Lat.

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Modern Science and the Christian Faith

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  • Frederika G. Oosterhoff

This article is about scientic learning and scientific knowledge. It also looks at the subjective element of knowledge, faith and science, natural theology, and the Argument from Design.

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