God and the world of signs [electronic resource] : Trinity, evolution, and the metaphysical semiotics of C.S. Peirce / by Andrew Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Andrew (Andrew John Nottage)

Series:

Philosophical studies in science and religion ; v. 2.

Philosophical studies in science and religion, 1877-8542 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical theology.

Trinity.

Religion and science.

Semiotics--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Semiotics.

Evolution (Biology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Evolution (Biology).

Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.

Peirce, Charles S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christianity has been described as “a religion seeking a metaphysic”. Drawing on the philosophy of C. S. Peirce, Robinson develops a metaphysical framework centred around a ‘semiotic model’ of the Trinity. The model invites a fresh approach to the claim that Jesus was the incarnate Word of God and suggests a new way of understanding how nature may bear the imprint of the Triune Creator in the form of ‘vestiges of the Trinity in creation’. Scientific spin-offs include a new perspective on the problem of the origin of life and a novel hypothesis about the evolution of human distinctiveness. The result is an original contribution to Trinitarian theology and a bold new way of integrating philosophy, science and religion.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. J. N. Robinson

Introduction / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter One. Peirce’s Metaphysical Semiotics / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter Two. A Semiotic Model Of The Trinity / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter Three. Semiotics, Incarnation And Anthropology / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter Four. Evolution, Theology And Biosemiotics / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter Five. Vestiges Of The Trinity In Creation / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter Six. Metaphysics And The Architecture Of Knowledge / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter Seven. Guesses At Some Riddles / A. J. N. Robinson

Chapter Eight. Epilogue: If The Fathers Had Known Peirce / A. J. N. Robinson

Bibliography / A. J. N. Robinson

Index Of Names / A. J. N. Robinson

Index Of Subjects / A. J. N. Robinson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-11978-1

9786613119780

90-04-19589-0

OCLC:

729754885

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004187993.i-382 DOI