UCL - Science and Christian faith

[THEO2840]

[30h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Benoît Bourgine, Bernard Feltz, Dominique Lambert

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
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Aims

At the end of this activity, the student will be able
- to present the main stages of the historical evolution of the relationship between sciences and Christian faith;
- to describe and evaluate the different types of possible relationships between sciences and faith, religion, Christian theology, with their relevance and limits;
- to analyse precise cases of contemporary relations between sciences and theologies.

Main themes

In order to achieve these ends, these themes will be developed:
- brief history of the relationship between (natural and human) sciences and Christianity in its institutional and conceptual aspects;
- typology of the different ways of the dialogue and confrontation between sciences and theologies with their limits, relevance and theological grounds;
- study of some recent cases.

Content and teaching methods

The problem of the conversation between theology and science requires an interdisciplinar involvment. A professor of philosophy of sciences and physics, D. Lambert, a professor of philolosophy of sciences, B. Feltz, and a theologian, B. Bourgine, are associated to clarify a typology of dialogue between the two langages and logics. Particular cases will be studied (darwinism and christianism; cosmology and faith...).

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

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