Martin Breul – författare

This book explores the philosophical and theological significance of evolutionary anthropology and includes diverse approaches to the relationship between evolution, culture, and religion. Particular emphasis is placed on the work of Michael Tomasello, who contributes an opening chapter that tackles the role of religion in his natural history of human thinking and human morality. The first section of the book considers the philosophical foundations of evolutionary anthropology and shows that evolutionary anthropology is open to a multitude of philosophical analyses. The second part offers theological perspectives on the relationship between evolutionary and theological anthropology and between evolution and religion. The volume also reflects more broadly on the complex relationship between religion and science in the contexts of late-modern societies. It makes a significant contribution to the religion and science debate and offers performative evidence that an interdisciplinary discussion between theologians, philosophers, and natural scientists is feasible.

This book explores the philosophical and theological significance of evolutionary anthropology and includes diverse approaches to the relationship between evolution, culture, and religion. Particular emphasis is placed on the work of Michael Tomasello, who contributes an opening chapter that tackles the role of religion in his natural history of human thinking and human morality. The first section of the book considers the philosophical foundations of evolutionary anthropology and shows that evolutionary anthropology is open to a multitude of philosophical analyses. The second part offers theological perspectives on the relationship between evolutionary and theological anthropology and between evolution and religion. The volume also reflects more broadly on the complex relationship between religion and science in the contexts of late-modern societies. It makes a significant contribution to the religion and science debate and offers performative evidence that an interdisciplinary discussion between theologians, philosophers, and natural scientists is feasible.

Lassen sich religiöse Überzeugungen mit Vernunft rechtfertigen? Unterscheidet sich die Rechtfertigung religiöser von der Rechtfertigung anderer, nicht-religiöser Überzeugungen? Welche Kriterien sind für die Rechtfertigung religiöser Überzeugungen geeignet? Fragen wie diese beschäftigen die religiöse Epistemologie. Die Autorinnen und Autoren des vorliegenden Bandes stecken sich das Ziel, eine Kartographierung der wichtigsten gegenwärtigen Modelle in dieser Debatte im Kontext der deutschsprachigen Theologie vorzunehmen. Sie suchen explizit den Dialog zwischen verschiedenen theologischen und religionsphilosophischen Denkformen, um in Form einer übersichtlichen Darstellung einen möglichst weit gefassten Begriff von religiöser Epistemologie zu entwickeln und in die Vielschichtigkeit der Begründungsmodelle religiöser Überzeugungen einzuführen.