ABSTRACT

Modern theologians are interested in scientific approaches for conceptualizing God and divine action. Emergentist monism is one such attempt, but those models, Clayton and Yong as representative, have been critiqued for appealing to a science that cannot sustain their theological commitments. A different kind of emergentism is required. A comprehensive accounting of spirit maps onto scientific concepts in multilayered ways, informed by the habitual unconscious, externalized mind, dynamical systems, and anthropomorphic psychology. Most provocatively, Deacon’s emergent dynamics invites the exploration of a new metaphysics—presence/absence dual-aspect monism, I suggest—which defuses old challenges and evokes new prospects.

摘要

现代神学家对将上帝和神圣行为概念化的科学方法感兴趣。涌现论一元论就是这样一种尝试，但这些模型，以克莱顿和勇为代表，被批评为诉诸一门无法维持其神学承诺的科学。需要一种不同的突发性。以习惯性无意识、外化思维、动力系统和拟人心理学为基础，以多层次的方式将精神映射到科学概念上。最具挑衅性的是，迪肯的涌现动力邀请了对一种新的形而上学的探索——我认为存在/不存在双重方面的一元论——它化解了旧的挑战并唤起了新的前景。