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Between Science and Religion

The Engagement of Catholic Intellectuals with Science and Technology in the Twentieth Century

Phillip M. Thompson

In exploring the role of Catholic intellectuals in engaging science and technology in the twentieth century, this book initially provides a background context for this evolution by examining the Modernism crisis in the first chapter. In order to unpack the subsequent evolution, Thompson then concentrates in separate chapters on the distinctive contributions of four specific Catholic intellectuals, Jacques Maritain (1882D1973), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881D1955), Bernard Lonergan (1904D1984), and Thomas Merton (1915D1968). All of these intellectuals experienced some degree of official restraint in their efforts but through their distinctive intellectual trajectories, they contributed to a different engagement of the Church with science and technology. In the final chapters, the book first reviews the changes within the institutional Church in the twentieth century toward science and technology. Finally, it then applies some key ideals of the four intellectuals to anneal and extend John Paul II's approach of 'critical openness' to suggest how the Church can now engage science and technology.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 298 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-0-7391-3080-3 • Hardback • August 2009 • $143.00 • (£110.00)
978-0-7391-4020-8 • eBook • August 2009 • $135.50 • (£105.00)
Subjects: Religion / Religion & Science, Religion / Christianity / Catholic, Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Phillip M. Thompson is executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Chapter 1. The Church Enters the Twentieth Century
Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Jacques Maritain's Search for Wisdom
Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's Discovery of the Divine in the Universe
Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Bernard Lonergan's Cognitive Project
Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Thomas Merton's Contemplative Critique
Chapter 8 Chapter 6. The Transformative Century
Chapter 9 Chapter 7. The Way Forward: Critical Openness
In an age of uncertainty about the role of religion in science, Phillip Thompson provides a bright light and a bridge for understanding how these concepts can (and should) coexist. This book will interest anyone with a keen and inquiring mind; it is thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and will undoubtedly become the standard for understanding the intersection of science and faith.
— Aine Donovan, Dartmouth College


Phillip Thompson has contributed a very important study of four Catholic intellectuals—Jacques Maritain, Teilhard de Chardin, Bernard Lonergan, and Thomas Merton—in an analysis of their efforts to develop a constructive dialogue of theology and science in the period between the Modernist crisis and Vatican II. Animated by John Paul II's efforts to create a new kind of dialogue of 'critical openness' of Catholic theology to modern science and technology, this wide-ranging book both describes these historical engagements, and at the same time offers a valuable framework for further development of this dialogue. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the dialogue of science and religion.
— Phillip R. Sloan, University of Notre Dame


In his clear-headed, thoughtful study, Thompson helps us to appreciate the complex dynamic between the Catholic Church and the forces of science. How did the Church move from condemnation to critical dialogue and become a defender of scientific research that is mindful of ethical limits and aware of its social obligations? His is an important contribution to intellectual history, a voice of critical moderation in a field in which extreme rhetoric too often prevails.
— Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror


Between Science and Religion

The Engagement of Catholic Intellectuals with Science and Technology in the Twentieth Century

Cover Image
Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • In exploring the role of Catholic intellectuals in engaging science and technology in the twentieth century, this book initially provides a background context for this evolution by examining the Modernism crisis in the first chapter. In order to unpack the subsequent evolution, Thompson then concentrates in separate chapters on the distinctive contributions of four specific Catholic intellectuals, Jacques Maritain (1882D1973), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881D1955), Bernard Lonergan (1904D1984), and Thomas Merton (1915D1968). All of these intellectuals experienced some degree of official restraint in their efforts but through their distinctive intellectual trajectories, they contributed to a different engagement of the Church with science and technology. In the final chapters, the book first reviews the changes within the institutional Church in the twentieth century toward science and technology. Finally, it then applies some key ideals of the four intellectuals to anneal and extend John Paul II's approach of 'critical openness' to suggest how the Church can now engage science and technology.
Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 298 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
    978-0-7391-3080-3 • Hardback • August 2009 • $143.00 • (£110.00)
    978-0-7391-4020-8 • eBook • August 2009 • $135.50 • (£105.00)
    Subjects: Religion / Religion & Science, Religion / Christianity / Catholic, Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Author
Author
  • Phillip M. Thompson is executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 Preface
    Chapter 2 Introduction
    Chapter 3 Chapter 1. The Church Enters the Twentieth Century
    Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Jacques Maritain's Search for Wisdom
    Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's Discovery of the Divine in the Universe
    Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Bernard Lonergan's Cognitive Project
    Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Thomas Merton's Contemplative Critique
    Chapter 8 Chapter 6. The Transformative Century
    Chapter 9 Chapter 7. The Way Forward: Critical Openness
Reviews
Reviews
  • In an age of uncertainty about the role of religion in science, Phillip Thompson provides a bright light and a bridge for understanding how these concepts can (and should) coexist. This book will interest anyone with a keen and inquiring mind; it is thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and will undoubtedly become the standard for understanding the intersection of science and faith.
    — Aine Donovan, Dartmouth College


    Phillip Thompson has contributed a very important study of four Catholic intellectuals—Jacques Maritain, Teilhard de Chardin, Bernard Lonergan, and Thomas Merton—in an analysis of their efforts to develop a constructive dialogue of theology and science in the period between the Modernist crisis and Vatican II. Animated by John Paul II's efforts to create a new kind of dialogue of 'critical openness' of Catholic theology to modern science and technology, this wide-ranging book both describes these historical engagements, and at the same time offers a valuable framework for further development of this dialogue. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the dialogue of science and religion.
    — Phillip R. Sloan, University of Notre Dame


    In his clear-headed, thoughtful study, Thompson helps us to appreciate the complex dynamic between the Catholic Church and the forces of science. How did the Church move from condemnation to critical dialogue and become a defender of scientific research that is mindful of ethical limits and aware of its social obligations? His is an important contribution to intellectual history, a voice of critical moderation in a field in which extreme rhetoric too often prevails.
    — Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror


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