Abstract
Nancey Murphy's offer to take us “beyond liberalism and fundamentalism” is an exciting one: Who wants to be caught in the clutches of a fruitless theological dispute? She argues that the key to our escape is “Anglo‐American postmodernity.” I analyze what Murphy means by this term and why it may turn out to be a more precarious escape route than one might think. Holism or “post‐foundationalism” is indeed inescapable for science/religion discussions today, but an inclusivist holism is preferable to Murphy's insular holism
Keywords
post‐foundationalism, insular holism, Nancey Murphy, Anglo‐American postmodernity, fundamentalism, inclusivist holism, Imre Lakatos, epistemology, liberalism
How to Cite
Clayton, P., (1998) “On Holisms: Insular, Inclusivist, and Postmodern”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 33(3), 467–474. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/0591-2385.00163
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