RT Book T1 Christ, creation, and the fall: discerning human purpose from an evolving nature A1 Watson, Simon R. 1973- LA English PP Lanham PB Lexington Books/Fortress Academic YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1750509539 AB William Paley and Douglas John Hall : the watchmaker God and the crucified Christ -- Charles Darwin, Asa Gray, and Aubrey Moore : a natural history of the golden rule -- Philip Hefner's risky teleology : natural selection as the sacrificial means of a free creation -- Denis Edwards and Elizabeth Johnson : a liberative Sophia -- Conclusion: Discerning Christ in creation. AB "Inspired by Philip Hefner's The Human Factor, Simon R. Watson engages Darwin's The Descent of Man, William Paley's Natural Theology, and the Wisdom Christologies of Denis Edwards and Elizabeth Johnson to argue that creation is revelatory of God when considered in light of the suffering Christ and an existential fall"-- NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN BT695 SN 9781978710924 K1 Jesus Christ : Person and offices K1 Creation K1 Theological Anthropology : Christianity