Let’s explore a different angle. I went over some of my notes on Torrance, Einstein, Polanyi, and the like.
With the natural theology guys, we agree that there is a rationality in nature that points towards God and to which even the unbeliever has access.
Against the natural theology guys, this rationality is more along the lines of post-Newtonian models and not simply Aristotle’s causality.
With the Van Tillians I agree that without God this rationality would be impossible, as it would no longer be contingent.
Against the Van Tillians, it is better to pursue this as seeing a God-given rationality within nature rather than bizarre transcendental models.
Bottom line: the extreme Van Tillians are wrong to reject natural theology as proposed above. The classical theists, although correct on the doctrine of God, need to move beyond Plato and Aristotle.
Har Mo'Ed 