Taede A. Smedes

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Taede Anne Smedes (born 3 July 1973 in Drachten)[1] is a Dutch philosopher of religion specializing in the relationship between religion and science.[2][3][4] He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Groningen in 2004 for a thesis on Avoiding Balaam's Mistake: Exploring Divine Action in an Age of Scientism.[5]

Books[edit]

Authored[edit]

  • — (2004). Chaos, Complexity, and God: Divine Action and Scientism. Studies in philosophical theology. Peeters. ISBN 978-90-429-1521-3.[6]
  • — (2006). God en de menselijke maat: Gods handelen en het natuurwetenschappelijk wereldbeeld [God and the human scale: God's actions and the natural scientific worldview] (in Dutch). Zoetermeer: Meinema. ISBN 978-90-211-4113-8.[7]
  • — (2009). God én Darwin: geloof kan niet om evolutie heen [God and Darwin: Religion cannot ignore evolution] (in Dutch). Nieuw Amsterdam. ISBN 978-90-468-0600-5.[8][9]
  • — (2016). God, iets of niets?: de postseculiere maatschappij tussen 'geloof' en 'ongeloof' [God, something or nothing? The postsecular society between faith and disbelief] (in Dutch). Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-485-3303-9.[10][11][12]
  • — (2018). Thuis in de kosmos: het epos van evolutie en de vraag naar de zin van ons bestaan [At home in the cosmos: The epic of evolution and the question of the meaning of our existence] (in Dutch). Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-94-6298-708-1.[13]

Edited[edit]

  • Drees, Willem; Meisinger, Hubert; Smedes, Taede Anne, eds. (2008). Creation's diversity: Voices from theology and science. Creation's Diversity: Voices from Theology and Science. London: T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-03329-1.[14]
  • Evers, Dirk; Jackelén, Antje; Smedes, Taede Anne, eds. (2010). How Do We Know?: Understanding in science and theology. Issues in Science and Theology. London: T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-37104-1.
  • Oomen, Palmyre M. F.; Smedes, Taede Anne, eds. (2010). Evolutie, cultuur en religie: perspectieven vanuit biologie en theologie [Evolution, culture and religion: Perspectives from biology and theology] (in Dutch). Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands: Klement. ISBN 978-90-8687-072-1.
  • Evers, Dirk; Fuller, Michael; Jackelén, Antje; Smedes, Taede Anne, eds. (2012). Is religion natural?. Issues in Science and Theology. London: T & T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-22727-0.

References[edit]

  1. ^ LCAuthority file
  2. ^ Depoortere, Frederiek (2010), "Taking atheism seriously: A challenge for theology in the 21st century", in Boeve, Lieven; Depoortere, Frederiek; van Erp, Stephan (eds.), Edward Schillebeeckx and Contemporary Theology, Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 36–48, ISBN 9780567471383 See in particular section 2, "Having Faith in a Non-Existent God: The Example of Taede Smedes", pp. 41–44.
  3. ^ Bolger, Robert (2012). "Smedes, Scientism, and Religion". Kneeling at the Altar of Science: The Mistaken Path of Contemporary Religious Scientism. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 32–35. ISBN 9781610973168.
  4. ^ Barbour, Ian G. (March 2008). "Taking science seriously without scientism: a response to Taede Smedes". Zygon. 43 (1): 259–269. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00911.x.
  5. ^ WorldCat
  6. ^ Runehov, Anne L.C. (January 2006). "Review of Chaos, Complexity, and God". Ars Disputandi. 6 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1080/15665399.2006.10819898.
  7. ^ Riemersma, Jan (January 2007). "God en de menselijke maat [God and the Human Proportion]". Ars Disputandi. 7 (1): 146–148. doi:10.1080/15665399.2007.10819961.
  8. ^ Klink, Bart (20 June 2009). "Een diepreligieuze ongelovige? Een recensie van Smedes' "God én Darwin"" [A deeply religious nonbeliever? A review of Smedes' "God and Darwin"]. De Atheïst (in Dutch).
  9. ^ van den Brink, G. A. (18 November 2009). "Vrijwillig ingeperkte almacht" (in Dutch).
  10. ^ Hoek, J. (26 October 2016). "Vervagende grenzen tussen geloof en ongeloof". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch).
  11. ^ van Hummel, Tanja (21 September 2016). "Recensie: God, iets of niets?" [Review: God, something or nothing?]. Nieuw Wij (in Dutch).
  12. ^ Laurense, Marijke (5 October 2016). "Veelzijdig en actueel beeld van het 'probleem' van de secularisatie". Trouw (in Dutch).
  13. ^ Altena, Bert (21 February 2018). "Recensie van 'Thuis in de kosmos' van Taede Smedes" [Review of 'At home in the cosmos' by Taede Smedes]. Nieuw Wij (in Dutch).
  14. ^ Nelson, Derek (July 2009). "Review of Creation's Diversity". Reviews in Religion & Theology. 16 (3): 417–418. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9418.2009.00433_8.x.

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