NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion - Volume 59, Issue 2, 2005

The aim of this article is to provide a survey of the vicissitudes of medieval church furnishings in Western Europe. Most furnishings have been conserved in the Protestant countries of northern Europe. The richest are Lutheran churches, followed by Anglican ones. Even in Calvinist churches, here and there medieval pieces may be encountered. The wealth of such furnishings in Protestant churches contrasts with their relative Read More

This article presents an overview of American and Dutch discussions surrounding intelligent design (ID), a recent movement that criticizes the Darwinian account of evolution. It is argued that at least the American adherents of ID have strong theological and ideological agendas. Yet, although ID is historically related to creationist movements, it is false to simply equate ID with creationism, as is often done in antiID liter Read More

Theology and religious studies answer distinct questions: Theology is committed to the truth of a concrete religion, but lacks universality. Religious studies are dealing with all religions, but are bracketing off the question of truth. Both are for the time being incomplete, because all academic studies must combine universality and truth. Both need one another. The article outlines the way how general religious studies may help Read More

Many people nowadays develop a view of life à la carte. Has this tinkering of a view of life to be rejected on the basis of its many incoherences? A historical reflection (with attention to Hume’s Natural History of Religion) suggests that not a lack, but rather an excess of philosophy and rationality is responsible for the incoherences of a tinkered view of life. Incoherences are furthermore so ubiquitous that they can hardly be sufficie Read More