NSoR 9: God-by-Whatever-Name
Proofs of the existence of God have definitely fallen out of favor in contemporary theology. Rather, we should talk about what one means when one talks about “God.”
Scientists seek explanations for religion in a stunning array of new studies. In addition to psychology, sociology, and anthropology of religion, new disciplines are brought to bear, including economic, evolutionary, and cognitive neuroscientific models of religious and spiritual phenomena.
Proofs of the existence of God have definitely fallen out of favor in contemporary theology. Rather, we should talk about what one means when one talks about “God.”
What is thought to be on the inside of religion and what is thought to be outside is something we should continually question. We need to be pushing on these boundaries, testing certain assumptions and prejudices.