(p.199) - the coevolution and coadaptation of genes and culture Evolutionary naturalism

The glossary below is a student group project from UPenn's "Science and the Sacred" class (Dr. Billy Grassie). There is some redundance and may be some errors. The students divided up some of the key texts and developed a list of important terms and short definitions. The glossary is not in alphabetical order. Rather, it follows the [..]

the empirical study of the order of nature. (Barbour pg.3) theology

makes two assertions (1) the scientific method is the only reliable path to knowledge, (2) matter (matter or energy) is the fundamental reality in the universe. A materialist believes that all phenomena will eventually be explained in terms of the actions of material components, which are the only effective causes in the world ( Barbour pg. 4). exi [..]

3 types: 1)verbal inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture 2) Truth contained in text and 3) Scripture has absolute authority (Barbour pg. 8) neo-orthodxy

God is the world, but the world is also in God, in the sense that God is more than the world (Barbour pg. 27). inductive view

a cluster of conceptual and methodological presuppositions embodied in an exemplary body of scientific work. A paradigm implicitly defines for a given scientific community the kinds of questions that may fruitfully be asked and the types of explanations to be sought (Barbour p. 33). paradigm shift

cannot be represented by any single model, but can be partially understood though theories formulated with complementary models (Barbour pg. 47) model

science that is conservative and controlled by tradition (Barbour pg. 58) normal theology

personal trust, confidence, and loyalty (Barbour pg. 63). critical realism