Challenge of Evolution to Religion

This Element focuses on three challenges of evolution to religion: teleology, human origins, and the evolution of religion itself. We show how tensions arise and offer potential responses for religion. Individual religions can meet these challenges, if some of their metaphysical assumptions are adapted or abandoned.

List of contents

1. Science, religion, and evolution; 2. Teleology, divine purpose, and divine design; 3. Human origins: an evolutionary challenge to religion?; 4. Evolutionary origins of religion.

Summary

This Element focuses on three challenges of evolution to religion: teleology, human origins, and the evolution of religion itself. We show how tensions arise and offer potential responses for religion. Individual religions can meet these challenges, if some of their metaphysical assumptions are adapted or abandoned.

Product details

• Authors: Helen De Cruz, Johan De Smedt, Johan (Oxford Brookes University) De Cru De Smedt, Johan (Saint Louis University De Smedt, De Smedt Johan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781108716048
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71604-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of; Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); History, PHILOSOPHY / General, HISTORY / General, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science