Fallen Angels or Rising Beasts? Theological Perspectives on Human Uniqueness

ISBN:

14746700

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Keywords:

CULTURE; EVOLUTION; RELIGION & science; SCIENCE; THEOLOGY; Emergence; Cognitive fluidity; Tradition; Imago Dei; Personhood

Abstract:

Are human beings bearers of the divine as the Christian understanding of the imago Dei suggests? Or, are we merely rational animals, as a scientific assessment suggests? In this article, I contend that both theological and scientific explanations complement each other. Biological evolution has led to emergent qualities that have given rise to intelligence and the human creation of culture, science, and religion.

Notes:

J1: Theology & Science; M3: Article; Van Huyssteen, J. Wentzel 1; Affiliations: 1: James I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science, Princeton Theological Seminary; Source Information: Oct2003, Vol. 1 Issue 2, p161; Subject Term: CULTURESubject Term: EVOLUTIONSubject Term: RELIGION & scienceSubject Term: SCIENCESubject Term: THEOLOGY; Author-Supplied Keyword: EmergenceAuthor-Supplied Keyword: Cognitive fluidityAuthor-Supplied Keyword: TraditionAuthor-Supplied Keyword: Imago DeiAuthor-Supplied Keyword: Personhood; Number of Pages: 18p; DOI: 10.1080/1474670032000124577; Document Type: Article