This book provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the sciences and the concept of divine revelation. It includes a historical overview of the notion of revelation, its role in scientific debates over the centuries, and current challenges in light of non-religious and especially non-revelational proposals. The volume emphasizes that discussions of divine revelation cannot be limited to theology alone but must also involve scientific and philosophical approaches. The contributions examine methodological, ethical, and theoretical questions related to the sciences. The main argument is that divine revelation not only played a historical role in shaping our understanding of knowledge but is also present in contemporary scientific endeavours and will continue to be important in the future. Divine revelation is considered to be a critical element of human existence that cannot be avoided in any scientific context. The book will be relevant to scholars of theology and philosophy, particularly those interested in religion and science.
1. Introduction
2. Apocalyptic and the Sciences
3. Science, Revelation,
and Biblical Dualism
4. Reason within Revelation
5. Astronomy and Revelation:
A New Look into Zúñigas Works
6. Reason, the Only Oracle of Man
7. Beyond
Reason and Necessity: Schellings Overcoming of Natural Theology
8. Gods
SelfRevelation through the Pure Perfections
9. The True in Music:
Revelation of a Dual Nature
10. Revelation and Sociology: Disenchantments and
Reenchantments of Social Reality
11. SecondPersonal Phenomenology and
Revelation
12. The Cosmic Authority Problem and the Question of Revelation
13. The Relevance of Revelation in the Sciences
14. Sciences and the Future
of Revelation
Balázs M. Mezei is Full Professor of Philosophy at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He is author of Radical Revelation (2017) and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Divine Revelation (2021).
