TY - JOUR
T1 - Theological Critiques of Natural Theology
T2 - A reply to Andrew Moore
AU - Loke, Andrew Ter Ern
N1 - Publisher copyright:
© 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
PY - 2019/5/28
Y1 - 2019/5/28
N2 - In leading academic publications, Oxford theologian Andrew Moore has systematically developed new objections to natural theology based on Karl Barth's methodological arguments, historical considerations as well as theological considerations related to Scriptural passages such as Romans 1:18ff, the noetic effects of sin, whether natural theology leads to the God who has revealed himself in Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, and attitudes such as humility and self-denial. I demonstrate the inadequacy of his methodological and historical arguments and show that the numerous Scriptural passages cited by Moore do not really support his objections, and that Moore neglects other passages (e.g. Acts 14:15-17,17:22-31) which contradict his arguments. I defend the value of natural theology as the first of a two-step approach which (1) shows that there is a Creator God (2) shows that this God has revealed himself in Christ.
AB - In leading academic publications, Oxford theologian Andrew Moore has systematically developed new objections to natural theology based on Karl Barth's methodological arguments, historical considerations as well as theological considerations related to Scriptural passages such as Romans 1:18ff, the noetic effects of sin, whether natural theology leads to the God who has revealed himself in Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, and attitudes such as humility and self-denial. I demonstrate the inadequacy of his methodological and historical arguments and show that the numerous Scriptural passages cited by Moore do not really support his objections, and that Moore neglects other passages (e.g. Acts 14:15-17,17:22-31) which contradict his arguments. I defend the value of natural theology as the first of a two-step approach which (1) shows that there is a Creator God (2) shows that this God has revealed himself in Christ.
KW - Divine revelation
KW - Faith and reason
KW - Natural theology
KW - Noetic effects of sin
KW - Work of Holy Spirit
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U2 - 10.1515/nzsth-2019-0011
DO - 10.1515/nzsth-2019-0011
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85067248875
SN - 0028-3517
VL - 61
SP - 207
EP - 222
JO - Neue Zeitschrift fur Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie
JF - Neue Zeitschrift fur Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie
IS - 2
ER -