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Roots of SN, Part 8: Were the Ionian Philosophers Naturalistic?

July 10, 2014June 26, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

Many believe Spiritual Naturalism is a modern movement – but its true age may surprise you.

Categories Free Tags ancient philosophy, ionians, milesians, naturalism, science and religion, spiritual naturalism, thales 2 Comments

Roots of SN, Part 7: Was Archaic Greece Naturalistic?

July 10, 2014June 5, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

Other civilizations laid the crucial building blocks, but what made Greece so ripe for the rise of naturalism?

Categories Free Tags ancient Greece, Hesiod, Homer, naturalism, science and religion 1 Comment

Roots of SN, Part 6: Were Archaic Egypt and Mesopotamia Naturalistic?

July 10, 2014May 1, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

Could there have been strands of naturalism running through archaic civilizations such as Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Categories Free Tags egypt, gilgamesh, mesopotamia, naturalism, science and religion Leave a comment

Roots of SN, Part 5: Were Early Agricultural Peoples Naturalistic?

April 3, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

A Neolithic development may have been crucial to naturalism… But were early humans naturalistic, or is “nature” a modern concept?

Categories Free Tags catal huyuk, naturalism, science and religion Leave a comment

Roots of SN, Part 4: Were Early Hunter-gatherers Naturalistic?

January 10, 2016March 13, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

In this part of his series, B.T. Newberg examines the possibility of naturalism among early hunter-gatherers…

Categories Free, Naturalism Tags hunter-gatherers, naturalism, prehistoric religion, science and religion Leave a comment

Roots of SN, Part 3: Evolution and the Way to Live

March 16, 2014February 4, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

Ancient thinkers derived values from their understanding of the facts. What values can we derive from the facts as we know them today?…

Categories Free Tags darwin, evolution, naturalism, naturalistic fallacy, science and religion Leave a comment

Roots of Spiritual Naturalism, Part 1: Introduction

March 14, 2014December 2, 2013 by B. T. Newberg

The first in B. T. Newberg’s series exploring the question “Were there Spiritual Naturalists in the ancient world?”

Categories Free Tags naturalism, naturalistic paganism, pagan, science and religion Leave a comment
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