Stone, Jerome A.:
Is Nature Enough? : Yes

In: Zygon 38, 4 (2003), 783-800

Mention of Spinoza: s. Kommentar/Commentary

Literature type: Articles
Language: English
Thematic areas: Theology / biblical hermeneutics / philosophy of religion

English commentary: "Abstract. Religious naturalism encompasses thinkers from Baruch Spinoza, George Santayana, John Dewey, Henry Nelson Wieman, and Ralph Burhoe to recent writers. I offer a generic definition of religious naturalism and then outline my own version, the “minimalist vision of transcendence.” Many standard issues in the science-and-religion dialogue are seen to fade in significance for religious naturalism. I make suggestions for our understanding of science, including the importance of transcognitive abilities, the need for a revised notion of rationality as an alternative to extreme versions of postmodernism, the value of rational dissensus, and the education of appreciation. Finally, I suggest ways to interpret the religious traditions of the world by religious naturalism."

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