Reviews for The Scientific Temper in Religion, and other Addresses

The average rating for The Scientific Temper in Religion, and other Addresses based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-12-10 00:00:00 Myzelle Tisdale Sabatier examines the methods of explanation for a theology of authority and a theology of experience. In this book, unlike his Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion, he does cite other authorities in making his case. The notes in the Appendix amount to an annotated bibliography that serves the theologian very well. To my mind, this book is best read after one has become familiar with his other two books in which he addresses the same intellectual problem. He writes: “The question that occupies us, let us again repeat, is neither concrete religion nor established science, but the intellectual effort which creates science and the profound sentiment which gives birth to religion, independently of their more or less striking manifestations in everyday life” (p. 343). Sabatier maintains that Christian consciousness is discovered through a history of the religious evolution of humanity. Whereas, Christian doctrine is best understood through three stages of experience, one developing from the other. Ultimately, progress through these stages leads to an eternal union of the soul with God. To reconcile these two methodologies that explain consciousness and doctrine is the existential task of the pious Christian. The study and explanation of the Christian experience may be understood through an historical and psychological system of education which consists of three parts. First, the religion of nature, or the elementary consciousness of God, and the metaphysical opposition between God and man. Second, the religion of law, or the moral cognisance of God, and the moral opposition between God and man. Third, the religion of love, or the Christian cognisance of God, affording salvation by redeeming love. For my part, this book is a theological approach that every serious Christian theologian ought to consider.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-07-20 00:00:00 Joey Cerquozzi Good review of the relationships between the development of science and religious thought. It tended to be a bit dated towards the end with the recent developments of physics and limited knowledge of Einstein's thought. Overall it was a good read and worth the effort