Christopher C Knight
Biographic Data
| ID | 1244158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher C Knight |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher C |
| FAMILY NAME | Knight |
| SIGNATURE | KNIGHT C C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring Religious Pluralism: From Mystical Theology to the Science-Theology Dialogue
How can we more deeply understand religious pluralism? In this study, Christopher C. Knight suggests that current explorations of religious pluralism may be supplemented by combining new thinking about divine action with the kind of 'mystical theology' that sees doctrinal statements as aids to contemplation rather than as philosophical truth claims. While Knight sees the 'perennialist' tradition of pluralistic thinking as deeply flawed, he nevert…
Religious pluralism and historical-critical scholarship: A Contemplative Connection
A notion that has arisen from historical-critical analysis - that the Gospels are primarily 'theological' rather than straightforwardly 'historical' documents - is explored in terms of the aspect of patristic thinking that has been described as 'mystical theology'. Here, the ancient concept of the mental faculty called the nous becomes relevant because it was often seen in the patristic writings as essentially intuitive in its operation. It was t…
Some Eastern Orthodox Perspectives on Science-Engaged Theology (and Their Relevance to Western Christians)
An Eastern Orthodox understanding of science-that of Christopher C. Knight-is presented as a contribution to science-engaged theology that has implications for western Christian reflection on science as a contemporary locus theologicus. Three areas of enquiry are discussed: natural theology, the human mind in its relationship to God, and divine action. It is suggested that in each of these areas, Orthodox perspectives can provide links between th…
Neo-Perennialism: A Trap to Avoid or a Valid Research Program
In a previous essay in this journal, I suggested that the kind of perennialism associated with the names of René Guénon and Fritzjof Schuon may—despite its obvious defects—remain relevant to our thinking about religious pluralism. Anything that seems to echo the perspectives of their classic perennialism is, however, often dismissed by scholars in the field of religious studies as invalid. Here, I suggest that this dismissal is often based on wha…
Natural Theology: Complementary Perspectives from the Science-Theology Dialogue and the Eastern Orthodox Tradition
Natural Theology
Reciprocal Inclusivism: A Methodology for Understanding the Faiths of the World
Based on John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis that Reality is ineffable and beyond adequate comprehension, but the presence of this Reality can be experienced through the linguistic systems and spiritual practices offered by the various religious traditions, this essay explores the place of such a hypothesis in the face of contemporary understandings of religious pluralism, in particular perennialist assumptions about religious differences. The ess…
An Eastern Orthodox Critique of the Science–theology Dialogue
On the basis of both philosophical arguments and the theological perspectives of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, a critique of two beliefs that are common within the mainstream science–theology dialogue is outlined. These relate to critical realism in understanding language usage and to naturalistic perspectives in relation to divine action. While the naturalistic perspectives on the history of the cosmos that are predominant within the dialogue a…
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An Eastern Orthodox Critique of the Science–theology Dialogue
On the basis of both philosophical arguments and the theological perspectives of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, a critique of two beliefs that are common within the mainstream science–theology dialogue is outlined. These relate to critical realism in understanding language usage and to naturalistic perspectives in relation to divine action. While the naturalistic perspectives on the history of the cosmos that are predominant within the dialogue a…
Reciprocal Inclusivism: A Methodology for Understanding the Faiths of the World
Based on John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis that Reality is ineffable and beyond adequate comprehension, but the presence of this Reality can be experienced through the linguistic systems and spiritual practices offered by the various religious traditions, this essay explores the place of such a hypothesis in the face of contemporary understandings of religious pluralism, in particular perennialist assumptions about religious differences. The ess…
Natural Theology: Complementary Perspectives from the Science-Theology Dialogue and the Eastern Orthodox Tradition
Natural Theology
Neo-Perennialism: A Trap to Avoid or a Valid Research Program
In a previous essay in this journal, I suggested that the kind of perennialism associated with the names of René Guénon and Fritzjof Schuon may—despite its obvious defects—remain relevant to our thinking about religious pluralism. Anything that seems to echo the perspectives of their classic perennialism is, however, often dismissed by scholars in the field of religious studies as invalid. Here, I suggest that this dismissal is often based on wha…
Exploring Religious Pluralism: From Mystical Theology to the Science-Theology Dialogue
How can we more deeply understand religious pluralism? In this study, Christopher C. Knight suggests that current explorations of religious pluralism may be supplemented by combining new thinking about divine action with the kind of 'mystical theology' that sees doctrinal statements as aids to contemplation rather than as philosophical truth claims. While Knight sees the 'perennialist' tradition of pluralistic thinking as deeply flawed, he nevert…
Religious pluralism and historical-critical scholarship: A Contemplative Connection
A notion that has arisen from historical-critical analysis - that the Gospels are primarily 'theological' rather than straightforwardly 'historical' documents - is explored in terms of the aspect of patristic thinking that has been described as 'mystical theology'. Here, the ancient concept of the mental faculty called the nous becomes relevant because it was often seen in the patristic writings as essentially intuitive in its operation. It was t…
Some Eastern Orthodox Perspectives on Science-Engaged Theology (and Their Relevance to Western Christians)
An Eastern Orthodox understanding of science-that of Christopher C. Knight-is presented as a contribution to science-engaged theology that has implications for western Christian reflection on science as a contemporary locus theologicus. Three areas of enquiry are discussed: natural theology, the human mind in its relationship to God, and divine action. It is suggested that in each of these areas, Orthodox perspectives can provide links between th…
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Religious studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Pluralism (philosophy) (4 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works) · Religious pluralism (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (2 works)