Towards a non-reductionist view of the universe: meeting points for open-minded theists and atheists

Abstract

This article explores concepts that may be of value in the dialogue between religion and atheism and possibilities for finding some common ground. In this context it considers the character of our universe, the nature of matter, non-reductionist naturalism, panentheism and an omnipresent rather than interventionist God, while maintaining a place for a ‘personal’ God.