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  2. Theology and Cultural Evolution

    Cultural evolution is a broad theoretical framework that is applied to several disciplinary fields to stress the role that non-genetic information plays in configuring processes of evolution and adaptation, for animals, humans, and societies. Given the interrelationship between genes and...
    Author
    Lluis Oviedo
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Society and culture

  3. Christianity and Graeco-Roman Paganism

    Through the efforts of Peter, Paul, and the other apostles, the gospel of Jesus Christ was transmitted to those who worshipped the many gods of the Greeks, Romans, and other Mediterranean peoples. This article offers an overview of Graeco-Roman polytheism and the complex relationships betwe...
    Author
    Mattias Gassman
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Philosophy and science

  4. Nonhuman Animals in Christian Theology

    The twentieth century saw a dramatic growth in theological considerations of nonhuman animals and the nonhuman world in general. A number of varying perspectives, including ecotheology, animal theology, liberation theology, ecofeminism, creation spirituality, and Indigenous spirituality –...
    Author
    Ryan McLaughlin
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Being and existence

  5. Theology and Science

    This article begins with an introduction briefly sketching the concepts of Western Christian theology and science in a systematic perspective informed by the historical shaping of the terms. It then offers an inquiry into the biblical traditions and their relations to the development of sci...
    Author
    Dirk Evers
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Philosophy and science

  6. Theology and Evolution

    Ever since their emergence in nineteenth-century natural philosophy, theories of biological evolution have prompted religious believers to revisit traditional theological views of the world, humanity, and even God. This entry will first clarify the various strands of meaning to be discerned...
    Author
    Gijsbert van den Brink
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Philosophy and science, Being and existence

  7. Science and Fallenness

    This entry offers an overview of some ways to consider the Christian doctrine of the fall in light of the conclusions of contemporary science. Commencing with a concise account of the biblical basis for this doctrine, it looks to the second creation story in Genesis and some relevant pass...
    Author
    Andrew Torrance
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Philosophy and science

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