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Browsing Conference Papers (Research Institute for Theology and Religion) by Subject "Emergence (Philosophy)"

Browsing Conference Papers (Research Institute for Theology and Religion) by Subject "Emergence (Philosophy)"

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  • Dealing with emergence and complexity in the humanities 
    Van Niekerk, Petro (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    This paper aims to explore relevant emergence metaphors with a view to apply these to the humanities in general and to education and schooling in particular. I firstly unpacked the grammar of emergence, by explaining a ...
  • Emergence and culture : implications for Africa 
    Tshehla, Sam (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    “What if Africa were to become the hub for global science?” is the title of a recent BBC News report. It is inspired by “real, serious scientific work ... taking place now in sub-Saharan Africa,” which raises the question ...
  • Emergence and new concepts of God : examples from the Old Testament 
    Gericke, Jaco (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    In this article, the author looks at “emergence” in the context of new concepts of God in the Old Testament. Within biblical scholarship, various types of emergence are alluded to in various methodological reductions, ...
  • Emergence and the human genome 
    Gericke, G. S. (George S.) (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    The (human) genome functions as an open system within human nutritional, economic, cultural, intellectual and emotional contexts. Of profound importance is the extent of free will that emerged with our cognitive ...
  • Emergence as a challenge to the legacy of Christian dogmatics 
    Bentley, Wessel (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    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 ...
  • Emergence as cornerstone in understanding evolution : examples from zoology 
    Durand, Francois (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Science is the way in which humankind explore and understand the physical universe. The biological sciences and especially the zoological sciences provide us with an understanding of ourselves – how we function, how ...
  • Evolution and emergence : a paradigm shift for theology 
    Shutte, Augustine, 1938-2016 (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Since the time of Darwin the conception of evolution has devel-oped beyond the boundaries of science to include philosophy and now theology in its scope. After noting the positive reception of the evolutionary idea by ...
  • Keys to life : developments from Schrodinger to Kauffman and Ward 
    Du Toit, C. W. (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2012-10)
  • New spirituality as an example of emergence in Christian religion 
    Jacobs, Jeremy (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Evolutionary theory and its accretion into various theories of emergence, particularly in brain and consciousness studies, are placing increasing pressure on religion’s maintenance of Essentialist or dual-substance ...
  • On emergence and eschatology : something has to give ... 
    Veldsman, Danie, 1959- (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Emergence and eschatology – and their connection - represent most probably two of the most difficult topics to explore within the current lively and intense ongoing science-religion dialogue. In this article the challenge ...
  • Physics and emergence 
    Tonsing, Detlev (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    This paper does three things: It distinguishes between weak and strong emergence; It sketches arguments proposed against strong emergence, and adumbrates a counter; It sketches the physical characteristics that strongly ...

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