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Zusatztext Just what does it mean to reconcile Adam with evolution? Evangelical Christians have become deeply troubled by this question, and although there have been many answers, many falter for lack of deep-level engagement with all of the relevant philosophical, historical, theological and hermeneutical areas, not to mention scientific. Loke is one evangelical who is equipped to tackle these diverse problems with skill. For those who worry about Genesis and science, Loke's study provides clarity and ingenuity. Informationen zum Autor Andrew Loke is Associate Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. Klappentext Addressing the intense debate in science and religion in light of evolutionary population genetics, Andrew Ter Ern Loke argues that the theory of evolution as understood by mainstream scientists is compatible with Scripture. Loke asserts that resolving this area of perceived conflict would greatly benefit both scientific and religious communities, and contribute to the spiritual quest of humankind. Whilst affirming that the Bible should be interpreted according to proper hermeneutical principles such as considering the literary genre, literary context, meaning of words, grammatical relationship, and the background and concerns of the ancient authors, this book also assesses the scientific data according to proper mainstream scientific methodology. Having accomplished these tasks, it proposes a model which argues that all humans today have Adam as common ancestor even though this ancestor is not our sole ancestor. Vorwort Argues that, contrary to the views of many theologians and scientists, the theory of evolution as understood by mainstream scientists is compatible with Scripture, and that resolving this area of perceived conflict would greatly benefit both scientific and religious communities and contribute to the spiritual quest of humankind. Zusammenfassung Addressing the intense debate in science and religion in light of evolutionary population genetics, Andrew Ter Ern Loke argues that the theory of evolution as understood by mainstream scientists is compatible with Scripture. Loke asserts that resolving this area of perceived conflict would greatly benefit both scientific and religious communities, and contribute to the spiritual quest of humankind.Whilst affirming that the Bible should be interpreted according to proper hermeneutical principles such as considering the literary genre, literary context, meaning of words, grammatical relationship, and the background and concerns of the ancient authors, this book also assesses the scientific data according to proper mainstream scientific methodology. Having accomplished these tasks, it proposes a model which argues that all humans today have Adam as common ancestor even though this ancestor is not our sole ancestor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: A defence of transdisciplinary approach concerning human origins Chapter 2: Divine Accommodation and its implications for Biblical Anthropology Chapter 3: The timespan of creation Chapter 4: The process of Evolutionary Creationism Chapter 5: Human evolution and the question of Adam Chapter 6: The timeframe of our common ancestor Chapter 7: Conclusions and ImplicationsBibliographyIndex...
