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Reading some new world through naturalistic or religious eyes

Abstract:: Peter Harrison has gone to great lengths in Some New World to uncover the oft-concealed origins of naturalism and its attendant understanding of religion. In this response paper I draw out what I take to be some of the lessons of Harrison's book for those who are committed to some form of the secular naturalism whose history it traces. I also ponder some of the potential readings of and reactions to the book from those who are committed to some form of Christianity, out of which modern naturalism (so Harrison argues) emerged. These reflections are an invitation to its author to elaborate further on what he thinks the implications of the book should be.

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Jordan, P. N. (2025). Reading some new world through naturalistic or religious eyes. Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences, 12(2), 157–166.

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Jordan, PN. “Reading Some New World through Naturalistic or Religious Eyes.” Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences, vol. 12, no. 2, 2025, pp. 157–66.

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Jordan, PN. 2025. “Reading Some New World through Naturalistic or Religious Eyes.” Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences 12 (2): 157–66.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Theology and Religion
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Mohr Siebeck
Journal:: Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences More from this journal
Volume:: 12
Issue:: 2
Pages:: 157-166
Publication date:: 2025-09-05
Acceptance date:: 2025-05-05
DOI:: 10.1628/ptsc-2025-0019
EISSN:: 2197-2834
ISSN:: 2195-9773

Language:: English
Keywords:: theology

Christianity

history

naturalism

science
Pubs id:: 2125355
Local pid:: pubs:2125355
Deposit date:: 2025-05-21
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_bac63001f12141dda6bf92e87a254c9c

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Copyright holder:: Peter N Jordan
Copyright date:: 2025
Rights statement:: © 2025 Peter N. Jordan. This paper is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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