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SUMMARY:The Revelatory Imagination: Thought Experiments and the Pluralist Turn
DESCRIPTION:Register NOW\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Revelatory Imagination:Thought Experiments and the Pluralist Turn\n\n  \nDate/Time: Thursday\, May 15\, 2025\, 15:00 – 16:30 (HK time)\nLanguage: English\nVenue: Rm 201\, May Hall\, HKU & Via ZOOM (Registration is required.)\n\n\nABSTRACTThis talk explores the imagination as a mode of divine revelation and argues that thought experiments – commonly associated with the natural sciences – possess deep theological significance.  Prof. Fehige proposes that revelation does not merely accommodate the imagination but advances through it.  This claim forms part of a broader response to the pluralist turn in the history and philosophy of science\, which calls on theology to reconsider its own epistemic frameworks.  By re-framing thought experiments in pluralist terms\, a constructive theology of revelation is offered that embraces epistemic diversity and affirms the cognitive significance of the imagination.  This approach not only bridges disciplinary boundaries but also invites a renewed understanding of how theology might respond more faithfully to the complexities of a pluralist world.\n  \nABOUT THE SPEAKERProfessor Yiftach Fehige holds Ph.D. degrees in both philosophy (2004) and theology (2011)\, and holds a B.Sc. In physics (1998).  He has been a core faculty member at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto since 2007.  His work primarily explores the evolving landscape of science and religion\, particularly at the intersection of Eastern and Western perspectives\, a featured in his edited volume Science and Religion: East and West (2016) and his latest monograph Thought Experiments\, Science\, and Theology (2023).\n  \nORGANIZER\nFaith and Global Engagement\, HKIHSS\, HKU;\nCO-ORGANIZER\nASIAR Research Cluster\, HKIHSS\, HKU\n  \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Register NOW
URL:https://asiar.hku.hk/event/the-revelatory-imagination-thought-experiments-and-the-pluralist-turn/
LOCATION:Hybrid – Room 201\, May Hall\, HKU and via Zoom (registration required)
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