Abstract
Van Huyssteen is a Professor of Theology and Science at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of two other books and numerous papers on theology and science. In this book, van Huyssteen discusses the nature of human rationality, and how it can successfully bridge varied domains of life (e.g., science and theology). The view that we have inherited from modernity is that the impressive performances of the hard sciences stand in stark contrast to the relative irrationality of religion. But the real issue between science and religion has not been one of propositions, but rather of power—claims to authority. Both science and religion, however, now find themselves challenged by postmodernism’s irrationalism. We must not let rationality slip away or we will lose that which gives us our uniqueness as human beings.