Context and catholicity in the science and religion debate : intercultural contributions from French-speaking Africa / Klaas Bom, Benno van den Toren.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"For years the fact that the debate on science and religion was not related to cultural diversity was considered only a minor issue. However, lately, there is a growing concern that the dominance of 'Western' perspectives in this field do not allow for new understandings. This book testifies to the growing interest in the different cultural embeddings of the science and religion interface and proposes a framework that makes an intercultural debate possible. This proposal is based on a thorough study of the 'lived theology' of Christian students and university professors in Abidjan, Kinshasa and Yaoundé. The outcomes of the field research are related to a worldwide perspective of doing theology and a broader scope of scholarly discussions"-- Provided by publisher

Intro -- Context and Catholicity in the Science and Religion Debate: Intercultural contributions from French-speaking Africa -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Setting the Scene for the Project 'Science and Religion in French-speaking Africa' -- 1 Which Science? Whose Religion? -- 2 French-speaking Africa -- 3 'Science and religion' or 'science and Christian faith'? -- 4 Project Design -- 5 Positionality -- 2 The Theoretical Framework, Methods, and Layout of the Research -- 1 An Intercultural Theological Approach to Science and Religion

2 Methodology On Discourse Analysis and Group Model Building -- 3 Layout of the Research -- 3 The Intercultural Dynamics in Which the Discourses Take Place -- 1 Preliminary Remarks -- 2 Geographic Orientations -- 3 Education and laïcité in French-speaking Africa -- 4 Education and laïcité -- 5 Universities -- 6 Conclusion -- 4 Creating an Intercultural Space. The Roles of 'African' and 'Western' in the Discourses About Science and Faith in Yaoundé, Abidjan, and Kinshasa -- 1 Part 1 The Use of 'African' and 'Western' in the Different Groups -- 2 Part 2 Conceptions of Culture and the Context

3 Part 3 Comparing the Discourses of the Six Groups on 'African' and 'Western' -- 5 Understandings of Science and Faith in Yaoundé, Abidjan, and Kinshasa -- 1 Part 1 The Main Understandings of Science and Faith in the Six Discourses -- 2 Part 2 The Impact of the Major Diversities within and between the Groups on their Perspectives on Science and Faith -- 3 Part 3 Initiating the Dialogue between French-speaking Africa and the North Atlantic world. -- 4 Outlook -- 6 Interculturation and Catholicity as Keys for Interpretation

1 From Inculturation to Interculturation and an Intercultural Theoretical Framework for Interpretation -- 2 Understanding Interculturation -- 3 The Role of Christian Faith in Relation to Culture -- 4 Characteristics of Interculturation in the Discourses on Science and Religion from Francophone Africa -- 5 An Alternative Modernity? -- 6 Parallel or Alternative Modernity -- 7 Hybridity -- 8 Alternative Modernity and Ongoing Conversion -- 9 Catholicity and Contextuality in the Science and Faith Debate -- 10 Catholicity in Intercultural Theology -- 11 The Postcolonial Condition

12 Intercultural Exchange between Different Culturally Embedded Discourses on Science and Religion -- 7 Science and Religion from a Catholic Perspective -- 1 Towards a Global Approach to Science and Religion -- 2 Making the First Step towards a Catholic Approach Mutual Contributions from Francophone Africa and the North Atlantic World -- 3 To Conclude -- Annexes -- 1 Online Survey -- 2 Lists of Participants -- 3 Models Built by the Researchers and the Participants -- Bibliography -- Index

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