Lehmann Imfeld, Zoë (2019). "The incalculable potency of community”: The Role of Science Fiction in Religion and Science. Philosophy, theology and science, 6(2), pp. 148-163. Mohr Siebeck 10.1628/ptsc-2019-0016
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)This article describes a role for science-fiction literature as a tool with which to explore the shared concerns of science and religion. Science fiction is not, however, simply a servant to theological or scientific truth claims. Science fiction demands a particular set of ontological rules, and it challenges both theology and science to carefully consider their own methods and claims. In describing a role for science fiction in science and religion studies, we will re-evaluate the terms 'fabulation' and 'myth,' as described by Henri Bergson and Paul Tillich. Through this I will suggest ways in which theology as an academic discipline can participate in what I will term 'speculative empiricism,' reinforcing the need for creativity. This speculative empiricism will require a hospitality towards 'fabulation' that understands it not as invention or 'making up,' but as part of reconciling knowledge and understanding. I will use readings of Olaf Stapledon's Star Maker and Last and First Men as models for this endeavour.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies > Institute of English Languages and Literatures |
UniBE Contributor: |
Lehmann, Zoe Christina |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 140 Philosophical schools of thought 200 Religion > 210 Philosophy & theory of religion 200 Religion > 230 Christianity & Christian theology 400 Language > 420 English & Old English languages 800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism > 820 English & Old English literatures |
ISSN: |
2195-9773 |
Publisher: |
Mohr Siebeck |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Zoe Christina Lehmann Imfeld |
Date Deposited: |
18 Jun 2021 08:49 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:48 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1628/ptsc-2019-0016 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/152915 |
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