Perceiving Natural Evil Through the Lens of Divine Glory? A Conversation with Christopher Southgate
Finding a way to come to terms with the disvalues in the evolutionary world is a particular challenge in the light of Neo-Darwinian theories. In this article I trace the shift in Christopher Southgate's work from a focus on theodicy to a theologian of glory. I am critical of his rejection of th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Zygon
Year: 2018, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 792-807 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Southgate, Christopher 1953-
/ Evolution
/ Evil
/ Glory of God
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CF Christianity and Science NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Christopher Southgate
B Natural Evil B Paul Ricoeur B Holmes Rolston B Theodicy B III B creaturely Sophia B Glory B shadow Sophia |
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| Summary: | Finding a way to come to terms with the disvalues in the evolutionary world is a particular challenge in the light of Neo-Darwinian theories. In this article I trace the shift in Christopher Southgate's work from a focus on theodicy to a theologian of glory. I am critical of his rejection of the tradition of the Fall, his incorporation of disvalues into the work of divine Glory, and the specific theological weight given to scientific content. I offer a critique of Holmes Rolston III's approach to the valuation of nature that I believe has influenced Southgate's theology. Constructively, I offer an alternative that seeks to recover an understanding of the origin of evil and the Adamic event that draws on the work of Paul Ricoeur. I also draw on the work of anthropologist Tim Ingold for an alternative philosophical approach to evolution which opens up a space for a recovery of the concepts of creaturely Sophia and shadow Sophia in the work of Sergius Bulgakov. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12432 |