LEADER 03706nam 2200421 450 001 9910629594303321 005 20231107152546.0 035 $a(CKB)5590000001000860 035 $a(NjHacI)995590000001000860 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000001000860 100 $a20230510d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aFaith seeking understanding /$fedited by J. M. Vorster, Frederik Van Niekerk 210 1$aCape Town, South Africa :$cAOSIS,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 175 pages) 225 1 $aReformed theology in Africa series 311 $a1-77634-228-3 327 $gChapter 1.$t'God's most beautiful book': A source of knowledge for theology and natural sciences /$rJ.M. Vorster --$gChapter 2.$tThe biblical creation account (Gn 1) as ancient science /$rKonrad Schmid --$gChapter 3.$tEvolutionary creationism and human origins /$rAndrew Loke --$gChapter 4.$tFreedom to speak in tongues, even in the laboratory! Pentecostal hermeneutic encountering science /$rMarius Nel --$gChapter 5.$t'In technology, we trust': How did the Fourth Industrial Revolution influence theology? /$rJaco Beyers --$gChapter 6.$tTranshumanism and faith responses to science in the public sphere /$rManitza Kotze? --$gChapter 7.$tRespect for quality traditional medicine as a global bioethical principle /$rAdriaan L. Rheeder --$gChapter 8.$tThe rational plausibility of faith as buffer against existential anxiety /$rNico Vorster. 330 $aHow did it all begin? How do we even start to engage the differences between creation narratives in the Christian Bible and modern scientific theory? The authors of this book explore hermeneutic approaches and developments in biblical studies to set the scene for a religious approach. This approach is open to the possibility that a literalist approach to Scripture is, in fact, the most unjustifiable reading of the Bible. This may profoundly affect how we view God, the cosmos, and even ourselves. To be able to read the Bible from the perspective of an open present and future paves the way for suppressed uncertainties to be liberated. This paves the way for humankind to freely question all things without being enslaved by imposed religious dogma. This is not to say that religion has served its purpose, but it is far from it. With the rise of technological advancements come other social and anthropological problems, not to mention the challenge we face on a global scale with climate change, et cetera. Just as we dare to peek over the edge of a future without religion, the authors bring us back to the fundamental teachings of faith traditions, Christianity in particular. They remind us that the solutions to these challenges are to be found in us becoming 'better humans'. Becoming 'better humans' brings us back into the arena of faith traditions. When technology may lead to social disconnection and narcissism, religion calls for love of self and neighbour. Where greed-inspired advancements threaten the future of our planet, religion teaches us to be in relationship with our environment and to be custodians of it. 410 0$aReformed theology in Africa series. 606 $aFaith and reason$xChristianity 606 $aTheology, Doctrinal 615 0$aFaith and reason$xChristianity. 615 0$aTheology, Doctrinal. 676 $a231.042 702 $aVorster$b J. M. 702 $aNiekerk$b Frederik Van 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910629594303321 996 $aFaith seeking understanding$92965530 997 $aUNINA