T. F. Torrance's Reconstruction of Natural Theology - 9781793600516

T. F. Torrance's Reconstruction of Natural TheologyChrist and Cognition\nAuthor(s): Alexander J. D. Irving\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9781793600516, 978-1793600516\nSynopsis\nT. F. Torrances proposal for natural theology constitutes one of the most creative and provocative elements in his work. By re-envisioning natural theology as the cognitive structure of theology determined by Gods self-revelation in Jesus Christ (and not as the task of philosophically reflecting on the nature or existence of God aside from religious presuppositions), Torrance moves through and beyond Barths resistance to natural theology. This book establishes Torrances unique reconstruction of natural theology within its proper intellectual context, providing a fresh analysis of this important methodological innovation as it emerges from Torrances realist epistemology. As Irving demonstrates, in Torrances distinctive conception of s.