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Meaning of "natural theology" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATURAL THEOLOGY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NATURAL THEOLOGY

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Natural theology is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NATURAL THEOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Natural theology

Natural theology, once also called Physico-theology, is a branch of theology which provides teleological arguments for the existence of God based on reason and ordinary experience of nature. This distinguishes it from revealed theology, which is based on scripture and religious experiences, and also from transcendental theology, which is based on a priori reasoning. Marcus Terentius Varro established a distinction between political theology, natural theology and mythical theology. His terminology entered the Stoic tradition and then Christianity through St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. Natural theology is thus a branch of philosophy, whose object is the nature of the gods, or of one supreme God. In monotheistic religions, this principally involves arguments about the attributes or non-attributes of God, and especially the existence of God—arguments which do not involve recourse to supernatural revelation.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE NATURAL THEOLOGY

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Translation of «natural theology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NATURAL THEOLOGY

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Translator English - Chinese

自然神学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teología natural
570 millions of speakers

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natural theology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्राकृतिक धर्मशास्त्र
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اللاهوت الطبيعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

естественной теологии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teologia natural
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাকৃতিক ধর্মতত্ত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la théologie naturelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teologi semulajadi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die natürliche Theologie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自然神学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자연 신학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teologi alam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thần học tự nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயற்கை இறையியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नैसर्गिक धर्मशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğal teoloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teologia naturale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

teologia naturalna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

природної теології
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teologie naturală
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φυσική θεολογία
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

natuurlike teologie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

naturlig teologi
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

naturlig teologi
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NATURAL THEOLOGY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about natural theology

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATURAL THEOLOGY»

Discover the use of natural theology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to natural theology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology
Each of the in-depth essays draws upon a particular theistic argument—from Contingency and Consciousness to Reason and Religious Experience—with the distinguished authors providing analysis and evaluation of each argument, offering ...
William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, 2012
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Natural Theology
Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans who came before us.""
John Bascom, 2009
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Darwinism and the Divine: Evolutionary Thought and Natural ...
Darwinism and the Divine examines the implications of evolutionary thought for natural theology, from the time of publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species to current debates on creationism and intelligent design.
Alister E. McGrath, 2013
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The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology
The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology is the first collection to consider the full breadth of natural theology from both historical and contemporary perspectives and to bring together leading scholars to offer accessible high-level ...
Russell Re Manning, John Hedley Brooke, Fraser Watts, 2013
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The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology
Distinguishing between the project of natural theology and particular models of natural theology, Sudduth argues that none of the main Reformed objections is successful as an objection to the project of natural theology itself.
Dr Michael Sudduth, 2013
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The Bible, Natural Theology and Natural Law: Conflict Or ...
" John G. Reisinger, I appreciate Dr. Morey's emphasis on making the Bible alone the theoretical basis for science and the arts. All throughout the book he consistently points to the Scriptures as the basis for sustaining everything else.
Robert A. Morey, 2010
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Natural Theology
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Bernard Boedder, 2010
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A Christian Natural Theology: Based on the Thought of Alfred ...
When the first edition ofA Christian Natural Theologyappeared in 1965, it was a groundbreaking work that incorporated Alfred North Whitehead's metaphysical philosophy as a framework for developing a Christian natural theology.
John B. Cobb, 2007
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The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology
This major book is certain to be a fundamental resource and stimulus for the growing interest in reclaiming a viable natural theology in the early twenty-first century.
Alister E. McGrath, 2011
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In Defense of Natural Theology: A Post-Humean Assessment
James F. Sennett and Douglas Groothuis have assembled a distinguished array of scholars to examine the Humean legacy with care and make the case for a more robust, if chastened, natural theology after Hume.
James F. Sennett, Douglas Groothuis, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATURAL THEOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term natural theology is used in the context of the following news items.
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Notable Paper: The Formal Darwinism Project
The other approach is based on the expectation of finding good design in nature: this stretches back at least to natural theology in the ... «h+ Magazine, Jul 15»
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Begging the questions
We soon got on to “natural theology” and he made most of the running in the conversation. Soon, we were talking about God being evident in ... «Evangelical Focus, Jul 15»
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Today's Aquinas: Why is the Word the Son of the Father?
I expect some of my readers are concerned about this argument for the Fatherhood of God; but remember that we have left natural theology ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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The problem with Pope Francis' encyclical is that nature is nasty …
The trouble with natural theology (the notion that nature itself points us to an understanding of the divine) is that nature herself is a nasty piece ... «Asia Times, Jun 15»
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Aristotle on the Nature of the First Mover
It's unsurprising that Aquinas drew from Aristotle to synthesize natural theology with Christianity (Aquinas frequently labeled Aristotle “The ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Best-sellers from Watermark Books and Eighth Day Books (June 21)
... a scholarly but accessible account of the possibilities of speaking about God – taking as his point of departure the project of natural theology. «Wichita Eagle, Jun 15»
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Today's Aquinas: How Far Toward God Can We Reason?
Not only is natural theology hard, but it only goes so far…and at this point we've gone as far as we can. Thomas, consequently, now turns to the ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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The History of Science and Christianity
Some Christians reacted by emphasizing "natural theology," or the desire to show that objective scientific evidence demonstrated the existence ... «Christian Post, Jun 15»
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Today's Aquinas: Natural Theology in a Nutshell
We have now reached the limits of what is called “natural theology”: the limits of what we can prove using purely human resources. To go any ... «Patheos, May 15»
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Is There (Can There Be) A “Christian Philosophy?”
I think a major influence on that tilt has been Karl Barth and company and their rejection of natural theology. Anything labeled “Christian ... «Patheos, May 15»

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