Summary – The Myth Of Religious Neutrality
A reading of edited excerpts from the article “On The General Relation Of Religion, Metaphysics, and Science” by Dr Roy A. Clouser, presenting the Neo-Calvinist view of what has been called The Myth Of Religious Neutrality. The predominant Scholastic view of the general relation is summarized, followed by a summary of the Neo-Calvinist, or Reformational view. According to the Neo-Calvinist view, the way in which religious belief guides theories is then summarized, the view of religious belief is further explained, how religious belief within a given metaphysics affects science is further explained, and a prominent objection is answered. [Direct mp3 download]
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Main Points of Discussion
00:00 | Introduction |
00:32 | Episode description |
03:29 | The Scholastic View |
07:46 | The Neo-Calvinist (Reformational) View |
13:34 | Scientific theories guided by a basic view of reality |
17:47 | A basic view of reality guided by a religious belief |
19:02 | More about religious belief |
27:11 | How religious belief within a metaphysics affects science |
37:03 | Example of atomic theory |
40:13 | An objection answered |
Additional Resources
- About Dr. Roy A. Clouser, All of Life Redeemed profile
- “On The General Relation Of Religion, Metaphysics, And Science” by Roy Clouser
- The Myth Of Religious Neutrality (rev, 2005) by Roy Clouser
- Introduction to A Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin (1554)
- Video on the Myth of Religious Neutrality by Roy Clouser
- “Is There A Christian View Of Everything?” by Roy Clouser
- “Five Versions Of ‘Two Kingdoms’ and Foundations For Christian Cultural Activity” by Gregory Baus
- 11 videos on Philosophy of Religion by Roy Clouser
- 32 videos on Introduction to (Reformational) Christian Philosophy by Roy Clouser