A Theological Fittingness Argument for the Evolution of "Homo Sapiens"
Why did God choose to create using an evolutionary process rather than via special creation? I propose that it was fitting for God to have created the original human beings via evolution rather than via special creation because the former better reveals his glory than the latter. It is a theological...
Published in: | Theology and science |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2019]
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Theology and science
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IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology |
Further subjects: | B
Fittingness
B Evolution B evolutionary creation B theistic evolution |
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Summary: | Why did God choose to create using an evolutionary process rather than via special creation? I propose that it was fitting for God to have created the original human beings via evolution rather than via special creation because the former better reveals his glory than the latter. It is a theological fittingness argument that can provide answers to some of the common objections to theistic evolution. |
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ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1670967 |