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''Synopsis:'' {{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Natural theology is the branch of philosophy and theology concerned with what can be known or rationally believed about God on the basis of human reason. It includes both the development and analysis of arguments for God's existenceTheology | subtopics = [[Creation science, as well as reflection on the nature intelligent design and attributes of God.evolution]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}}}
__TOC__{{topics}}Natural theology is the branch of philosophy and theology concerned with what can be known or rationally believed about God on the basis of human reason. It includes both the development and analysis of arguments for God's existence, as well as reflection on the nature and attributes of God.
[[Creation science, intelligent design and evolution]] {{opinions}} ==Main article== Natural theology is the branch of philosophy and theology concerned with what can be known or rationally believed about God on the basis of human reason. It includes both the development and analysis of arguments for God's existence, as well as reflection on the nature and attributes of God. Thomas Aquinas is the most famous classical proponent of natural theology.
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Others throughout church history have rejected natural theology. For example, Karl Barth, one of the most influential Protestant theologians of the 20th century, sought to demonstrate that God can only be known through special revelation. Both he and Paul Tillich debated over this issue, Tillich arguing that revelation never runs counter to reason. Calvinists tend to reject natural theology on the basis that mankind is so bound by sin that they can know nothing of God except that which is revealed to them.
