Does Jesus Save the Neanderthals? Theological Perspectives on the Evolutionary Origins and Boundaries of Human Nature
Does Jesus save the Neanderthals? Do the Neanderthals need saving? Are they worth saving? And what about other non-human animals? What theological sense can be made of the boundaries of human nature when considered in light of contemporary evolutionary biology and paleoanthropology? This article exp...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2015]
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Dialog
Jahr: 2015, Band: 54, Heft: 1, Seiten: 51-60 |
| IxTheo Notationen: | CF Christentum und Wissenschaft FA Theologie NBD Schöpfungslehre NBE Anthropologie VA Philosophie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Incarnation
B Imago Dei B Human Nature B Evolution B Neanderthals B Paleoanthropology |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Does Jesus save the Neanderthals? Do the Neanderthals need saving? Are they worth saving? And what about other non-human animals? What theological sense can be made of the boundaries of human nature when considered in light of contemporary evolutionary biology and paleoanthropology? This article explores how theologians can begin to approach such questions by looking at four key areas where theological anthropology, evolutionary biology, and paleoanthropology intersect1) human nature, 2) human uniqueness, 3) the imago Dei, and 4) the incarnation. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12154 |