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Emergence as a challenge to the legacy of Christian dogmatics

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dc.contributor.author Bentley, Wessel
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-28T11:41:33Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-28T11:41:33Z
dc.date.issued 2013-11
dc.identifier.citation South African Science and Religion Forum Conference papers - Chance, causality, emergence: Interdisciplinary perspectives, pp 161-173 en
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-86888-747-7
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/11951
dc.description Peer reviewed en
dc.description.abstract In this article, the tension between the notions of emergence and Christian dogmatics is discussed. Christian dogmatics serves the function of grounding the Christian faith in its historic identity, guarding against the development of heresy and the faith’s departure from its core values. The Christian faith nevertheless does not exist as a constant, immovable and unchanging in light of the influences of history, context and discovery. In order for the Christian faith to remain relevant in the world within which it exists, it needs to be flexible and adapt to new developments in understanding. The tension between historic identity (and beliefs) and relevance (and growth) is essential for the Christian faith to be recognised as a legitimate entity which holds to its core beliefs with integrity while being open to change when it is faced with new realities. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (7 unnumbered pages) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Research Institute for Theology and Religion en
dc.subject Emergence en
dc.subject Christian dogmatics en
dc.subject.ddc 230
dc.subject.lcsh Emergence (Philosophy) en
dc.subject.lcsh Theology, Doctrinal en
dc.subject.lcsh Religion and science en
dc.title Emergence as a challenge to the legacy of Christian dogmatics en
dc.type Book chapter en
dc.description.department Research Institute for Theology and Religion en


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