biotheology

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English

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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ theology.

Noun

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biotheology (uncountable)

  1. The synthetic application of understanding of biology to the understanding of God, synthesizing modern biology and traditional religious doctrines.
    • 1973, Horizon, page 33, column 2:
      The truth is that biotheology is anything but scientific; like all theologies, it is founded on faith, not reason.
    • 1996, Michael Cavanaugh, “Sin and Morality”, in Biotheology: A New Synthesis of Science and Religion, Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, Inc., →ISBN, page 175:
      Indeed, sociobiology has a certain synergy with biotheology, and some of its less controversial concepts strengthen biotheology.
    • 1997, 1997 Wiley Expert Witness Update: New Developments in Personal Injury Litigation, →ISBN, page 67:
      Chiropractors are now associated with hospitals, and even with some medical school programs, on a limited basis. These changes are resultant not only of the Wilk decision but more specifically of the fact that chiropractic physicians have joined with various allopathic research programs (such as the Rand, ACHRP, and Quebec Task Force studies) and have appeared at various scientific symposia. The chiropractors associated with such projects have divested themselves of the chiropractic dogma, biotheology, and philosophy.

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