Reformational Perspectives in Physical Science (original) (raw)

Abstract

In Dooyeweerd’s modal scale, the physical aspect is flanked by the kinematic and biotic. While physics and mathematics have mutually benefited one another for hundreds of years, connections between biology and physics are only now beginning to emerge. Understanding the defining characteristics of these three disciplines helps detail their mutual irreducibility as well as their possibilities for fruitful engagement, especially when considering the developments of modern physics. Furthermore, a critical-realist and model-oriented approach to the laws of physics can encourage humble epistemology and limited ontology, much needed correctives to rampant reductionist and atheist claims. Casting all this within a trinitarian, covenantal, and creation-fall-redemption narrative, in which divine revelation as well as creation are taken seriously, provides a nuanced perspective which, among other benefits, offers hope for resolving conflicts the scientific community experiences with many laypersons.

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