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Science and spirit : a critical examination of Amos Yong's pneumatological theory of emergence

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Date
27/10/2015
Author
Leidenhag, Mikael
Leidenhag, Joanna
Keywords
Emergence
Supervenience
Pneumatology
Amos Yong
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Abstract
This paper is a critical examination of Amos Yong’s pneumatological use of emergence theory. In seeking to bridge the divide between the worldviews of science and Pentecostalism, Yong sees emergence theory as a fruitful mediating discourse. We will argue for the following: 1) the supernaturalism of Yong’s Pentecostal theology renders the concept of emergence obsolete; 2) the ontological independence of various types of spirits in Yong’s theology breaks his commitment to supervenience theory; and 3) Yong’s transference of scientific concepts into the normative discourse of theology is potentially problematic. These criticisms should be seen as a call for Yong to depart from emergence theory (and supervenience) in his admirable ambition to harmonize the spirit-filled imagination of Pentecostalism with the scientific culture of the 21st century.
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Leidenhag , M & Leidenhag , J 2015 , ' Science and spirit : a critical examination of Amos Yong's pneumatological theory of emergence ' , Open Theology , vol. 1 , no. 1 , pp. 425-435 . https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2015-0025
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Open Theology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2015-0025
ISSN
2300-6579
Type
Journal article
Rights
Copyright © 2015 Mikael Leidenhag, Joanna Leidenhag. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.
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  • Divinity Research
  • University of St Andrews Research
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/17005

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