Title
Emergence, Theology, and the Manifest Image
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science
Publication Date
4-3-2008
Abstract
The first section of this article discusses the relevance of emergence to theology. The second section characterizes different varieties of emergence. It argues that only radical mereological/causal emergence and nomological emergence - both of which are forms of ontological emergence - have any real relevance for theology. The third section focuses on the promises and pitfalls of using ontological emergence to argue for the existence of God and divine action. Finally, the last section makes a variety of friendly suggestions to theologians, focusing on the direction of future work in emergence, theology, and the manifest image.
DOI
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199543656.003.0047
ISBN
9780191577369,0199279276,9780199543656
Recommended Citation
Silberstein, Michael, "Emergence, Theology, and the Manifest Image" (2008). Faculty Publications. 1361.
https://jayscholar.etown.edu/facpubharvest/1361
