THEO 5013 Communities of Knowledge: Explorations in Theology and Philosophy of Science

This course is brings the disciplines of Theology and Philosophy of Science into constructive dialogue. The course will explore key themes that lie at the intersection of both of these disciplines such as the following: the function of communities and social contexts in shaping the construction of knowledge, the role of experience in knowledge production, the nature of evidence, definitions of laws of nature, the nature and function of explanation, the possibility of assessing theories, the use of models, and the entanglements of theology and science with values and ethics.