Evil, original sin, and evolution
This article has three sections. The first discusses the problem of evil; the second, the sins of both angels and men that originally introduced evil into the world; the third, a teleological theory of evolution that clarifies the relationship between the first two sections. At present there is a gr...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2009
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Heythrop journal
Year: 2009, Volume: 50, Issue: 5, Pages: 833-845 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Evil
/ Original sin
/ Angelology
/ Theory of evolution
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology NBH Angelology; demonology |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | This article has three sections. The first discusses the problem of evil; the second, the sins of both angels and men that originally introduced evil into the world; the third, a teleological theory of evolution that clarifies the relationship between the first two sections. At present there is a great deal of discussion about the nature of the evolutionary process. Some argue that ultimately it is a strictly random one. But it is quite impossible to prove scientifically that evolution is strictly random. From a Christian point of view the best way to view it is to see it not only as the result of divine intelligence, but also as due to a ferocious conflict between superhuman powers - the biblical angels and demons to whom God in the beginning gave the power to guide and develop his creation. |
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| ISSN: | 0018-1196 |
| Contains: | In: Heythrop journal
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