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...

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1. VerfasserIn: Austriaco, Nicanor Pier Giorgio 1968- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2019]
In: Theology and science
Jahr: 2019, Band: 17, Heft: 4, Seiten: 539-550
IxTheo Notationen:CF Christentum und Wissenschaft
NBD Schöpfungslehre
NBE Anthropologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Fittingness
B Evolution
B evolutionary creation
B theistic evolution
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1474-6719
Enthält:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1670967