GOD AND THE WORLD OF SIGNS: INTRODUCTION TO PART 2

Andrew Robinson; Christopher Southgate; Andrew Robinson; Christopher Southgate

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.2010.01121.x

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GOD AND THE WORLD OF SIGNS: INTRODUCTION TO PART 2

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We introduce the second part of a two‐part collection of articles exploring a possible new research program in the field of science and religion. At the center of the program lies an attempt to develop a new theology of nature drawing on the philosophy of C. S. Peirce. Our overall idea is that the fundamental structure of the world is exactly that required for the emergence of meaning and truth‐bearing representation. We understand the emergence of a capacity to interpret an environment to be important to the emergence of life, and we see the subsequent history of biological evolution as a story of increasing capacities for meaning‐making and ‐seeking. Theologically, we understand God to be the ground of all such meaning‐making and the ultimate goal of the universe's emerging capacity for interpreting signs. Here we summarize the articles in Part 1, which focused on scientific and philosophical aspects of the research program, and introduce Part 2, which turns to the theological outworking of the project.

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Trinity, semiotics, research program, C. S. Peirce, science and religion, metaphysics, incarnational theology

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Robinson, A. & Southgate, C., (2010) “GOD AND THE WORLD OF SIGNS: INTRODUCTION TO PART 2”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 45(3), 685–688. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.2010.01121.x

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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. 2010. “A Biosemiotic Approach to the Question of Meaning. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 45:367–90.

Robinson, Andrew. In press. God and the World of Signs: Trinity, Evolution and the Metaphysical Semiotics of C. S. Peirce. Leiden : Brill.

Robinson, Andrew, and ChristopherSouthgate. 2010. “Introduction: Toward a Metaphysic of Meaning. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 45:339–44.

Robinson, Andrew, and ChristopherSouthgate, with TerrenceDeacon. 2010. “Discussion of the Conceptual Basis of Biosemiotics. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 45:409–18.

Southgate, Christopher, and AndrewRobinson. 2010. “Interpretation and the Origin of Life. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 45:345–60.

Ulanowicz, Robert E.2010. “Process Ecology: Stepping Stones to Biosemiosis. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 45:391–407.

Weber, Bruce H.2010. “Selection, Interpretation, and the Emergence of Living Systems. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 45:361–66.

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Andrew Robinson (Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science)
Christopher Southgate (Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science)

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Volume 45 • Issue 3 • September 2010

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Pages	685–688
Published on	2010-09-02

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