Abstract
This paper begins with some reflections on my personal experiences with Ralph Wendell Burhoe during visits to the Chicago Center for Religion and Science. I learned to know Burhoe as an interested and kind person with enormous intellectual power. In this paper I argue that integration of different concepts was the chief focus of his thinking, expressing both an ethical and a dogmatic concern. If his theory of altruism contributes to the scientific investigations into the problem of trans‐kin altruism, then his vision of a scientific theology gains credibility. Such an integration is made plausible through the interpretation of altruism in light of Christian love. In fact, Burhoe's neonaturalistic approach may be a fertile resource for the dialogue between science and theology in Germany, and serve as an exemplar of Burhoe's important impact on this dialogue in general.
Keywords
Ralph Wendell Burhoe, neonaturalism, Philip Hefner, altruism, integration, Christian love, one world
How to Cite
Meisinger, H., (1998) “The Heritage of Ralph Wendell Burhoe for the Dialogue between Science and Theology: A German Perspective”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 33(1), 171–176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/0591-2385.1361998136
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