Redeeming Expertise: Scientific Trust and the Future of the Church

ISBN-13: 9781481316156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 264 str.

Josh A. Reeves

Spis treści

• Introduction: Christianity and the Mistrust of Experts
• 1 The Science of Science Skepticism: Three Explanations for Christian Mistrust
• 2 Christian Skepticism toward Experts: A Brief History
• 3 Blinded by Naturalism: Can Secular Science Be Trusted?
• 4 Science and the Holy Spirit: The Relevance of Christianity to Technical Knowledge
• 5 Against Common Sense: The Limits of "Thinking for Yourself"
• 6 Why Christians Need Expert: Between Blind Trust and Populist Skepticism
• 7 Different Types of Expertise: Science Compared to Other Kinds of Knowledge
• 8 What Scientific Experts Cannot Tell Us: The Goals and Boundaries of Science
• 9 Communities of Critical Thinking: A Christian Defense of Institutions for Knowledge
• 10 Against the Conspiratorial Frame: Scientific Trust and the Future of the Church