Is Darwinism a religion?
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection is today's working tool of professional biologists. Is it something more? I argue that from the first it has functioned as a secular religion, in opposition to the Christian religion of which it is the bastard offspring. To mak...
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| Tipo di documento: | Digitale/Stampa Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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University of Toronto Press
[2016]
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Toronto journal of theology
Anno: 2016, Volume: 32, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 369-389 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | AB Filosofia delle religioni CF Cristianesimo; scienza |
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| Riepilogo: | Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection is today's working tool of professional biologists. Is it something more? I argue that from the first it has functioned as a secular religion, in opposition to the Christian religion of which it is the bastard offspring. To make this case, using literature - fiction and poetry - I run through a number of areas including God, origins, ethics, and sin, showing how Darwinism speaks to these issues. |
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| ISSN: | 0826-9831 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.4133 |