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Record Nr.

UNINA9910494575703321

Autore

Bom Klaas

Titolo

Context and catholicity in the science and religion debate : intercultural contributions from French-speaking Africa / / Klaas Bom, Benno van den Toren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brill, 2020

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

90-04-42029-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Theology and Mission in World Christianity; ; 14

Disciplina

201.65

Soggetti

Religion and science - Africa, French-speaking

Africa, French-speaking Religious life and customs

Africa, French-speaking Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

For years the fact that the debate on science and religion was not related to cultural diversity was considered only a minor issue. However, lately, there is a growing concern that the dominance of ‘Western’ perspectives in this field do not allow for new understandings. This book testifies to the growing interest in the different cultural embeddings of the science and religion interface and proposes a framework that makes an intercultural debate possible. This proposal is based on a thorough study of the ‘lived theology’ of Christian students and university professors in Abidjan, Kinshasa and Yaoundé. The outcomes of the field research are related to a worldwide perspective of doing theology and a broader scope of scholarly discussions.