Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 1.4Q1

Comment on pg. 22 continued from last blog.

[Here is my technical way of phrasing what I said in the last few blogs.

Religion exists in the realms of mediation3 and possibility1.  Science exists, by definition, in the realm of actuality2.

The relation between the two is not exclusive.  In other words, the phrase “science versus religion” is a red herring, a false trail, and an invalid opposition.

The relation between religion and science has the same nested structure as the relation between religion and sovereign power.

Religion1 makes science2 possible.

Science2 situates religion1.

Religion3 brings science2 into relation with the possibilities of religion1.

Religion3 puts science2 into context.]