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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主要作者: Moritz, Joshua M. (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Dialog
Year: 2015, 卷: 54, 发布: 1, Pages: 51-60
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
FA Theology
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBE Anthropology
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Incarnation
B Imago Dei
B Human Nature
B 进化
B Neanderthals
B Paleoanthropology
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总结: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 intersect—1) human nature, 2) human uniqueness, 3) the imago Dei, and 4) the incarnation.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12154