ABSTRACT

Cognitive science of religion is sometimes portrayed as having no bearing on the theological doctrines of particular religious traditions, such as Christianity. In this paper, I argue that the naturalistic account of the etiology of religious beliefs offered by the cognitive science of religion undermines the important Christian doctrine of the grace of faith, which teaches that the special gift of divine grace is a necessary precondition for coming to faith. This has some far-reaching ramifications for Christian theology.

中文翻译：

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Grace Contra Nature：从神学和宗教认知科学看基督教宗教信仰的病因学

摘要

宗教的认知科学有时被描述为与特定宗教传统（如基督教）的神学教义无关。在本文中，我认为宗教认知科学对宗教信仰病因的自然主义解释破坏了基督教关于信仰恩典的重要教义，该教义教导说，神圣恩典的特殊恩赐是实现宗教信仰的必要先决条件。信仰。这对基督教神学有一些深远的影响。