The Needham Question and the Anthropological Dimension of the Biblical Worldview

Abstract

The main judgement confirms the Needham question importance yet argues Needham’s explanation, showing some inconsistence of its main idea that European Scientific revolution occurred finally due to implying the concept of Creator standing behind Nature. As an alternative the article discusses the prospects of interaction between two understandings of man’s predestination: the idea of scientific investigation activity explained as his high calling to decipher the book of Nature written by The Holy Author on one hand and the eschatological reunion of The Creator and the creation through new mankind experiencing its transfiguration in Christ Resurrected.

Keywords

• theology
• anthropology
• science
• creation
• vocation
• reunion
• богословие
• антропология
• наука
• творение
• призвание
• воссоединение