Zondervan Academic

Understanding Natural Theology

Mapping the Terrain of Recent Approaches

Christopher R. Brewer

Zondervan Academic · Theology
Published February 2026 · ISBN 9780310522690

About this book

A survey of how theologians and philosophers are doing natural theology today, mapping the major recent approaches for students and pastors.

About the author. Christopher R. Brewer (PhD, University of St Andrews) was an honorary research fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews and principal with One Brewer Consulting. He previously served as a program officer of the Templeton Religion Trust and more recently served as principal advisor for its Art Seeking Understanding program strategy. He was also the editor-in-chief for giffordlectures.org, which promotes the study of natural theology, and he was the editor of several books, including Christian Theology and the Transformation of Natural Religion: From Incarnation to Sacramentality: Essays in Honour of David Brown.

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