Theology and Science in the Thought of Ian Barbour: A Thomistic Evaluation for the Catholic Doctrine of Creation.

THEOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL theology; CATHOLICS; THEOLOGICAL anthropology; DOCTRINAL theology

The Reverend Joseph R. Laracy, S.T.D is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Newark and an Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, Seton Hall University. In Chapter 4, "A Catholic Critique for the Doctrine of Creation", Fr. Laracy provides a comprehensive evaluation of Barbour's epistemic, metaphysical, and theological principles relative to other methods utilized to relate theology to science and to the fundamental Catholic theological criteria discussed previously. This is the lens by which Fr. Laracy evaluates Barbour's approach, since much of what Catholics believe and profess about God and His relationship with man and creation is found within this theology. [Extracted from the article]

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