Abstract
Integration or transformation? 'Faith and scholarship' or 'faith-directed scholarship' as starting-point for integral Christain scientific endeavour To be discussed in this article is the question whether the contemporary model of integration can be accepted as a valid way towards genuine Christian scholarship. To find an answer to this problem, the following steps are taken. In the introduction attention is asked for the present popularity – overseas as well as in South Africa – of this model of “faith and science”. Subsequently, the meaning of “integration” as viewed by its proponents is explained. In the following section different arguments are advanced against the integration model. The conclusion is that such a model for Christian scientific endeavour should not be regarded as the ideal. In the case of the alternative, viz. integral Christian scholarship, Christian belief is not merely tagged on to “standard” science. The contents of the different disciplines should be transformed in the light of God’s revelation, a Christian worldview, a Christian philosophy, subject philosophy and subject theory.
Highlights
Die vraagstuk wat hier behandel word, is of die huidige integrasiemodel ’n aanvaarbare weg na werklike Christelike wetenskapsbeoefening kan wees
Sekere idees oor wat Christelike wetenskap behels, word deur Van der Walt (2001) selfs as karikature beskou
Integrasie probeer geloof en wetenskap versoen, terwyl transformasie van mening is dat elke wetenskap – die Christelike sowel as die neutrale of sekulêre – nie anders kan as om van geloofsveronderstellings uit te gaan nie, omdat geloof ’n integrale deel daarvan vorm
Summary
Wanneer Christenakademici van Christelike wetenskap of wetenskapsbeoefening praat, kan hulle uiteenlopende dinge daarmee bedoel. Op die gebied van die filosofie onderskei Coletto (2002) byvoorbeeld vyf verskillende modelle vir ’n Christelike beoefening van hierdie vak. Sekere idees oor wat Christelike wetenskap behels, word deur Van der Walt (2001) selfs as karikature beskou. In hierdie artikel is die fokus op slegs een populêre benadering wat as die “integrasiemodel” aangedui word. Eers word aangetoon hoe populêr die model is. Daaruit sal ook blyk wat dié benadering inhou
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