St. George Jackson Mivart: Evo-Devo, Epigenetics and Thomism
St. George Jackson Mivart is mostly remembered as a cautionary tale. If Mivart is mentioned at all in modern debates, it is to offer an example of how not to do biology and theology. However, in this paper I argue that, ongoing developments in evolutionary biology have produced genuine alternatives...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2022
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Theology and science
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Pages: 474-492 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBD Doctrine of Creation |
| Further subjects: | B
evo-devo
B darwinism B Thomism B St. George mivart B Epigenetics B theistic evolution |
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| Summary: | St. George Jackson Mivart is mostly remembered as a cautionary tale. If Mivart is mentioned at all in modern debates, it is to offer an example of how not to do biology and theology. However, in this paper I argue that, ongoing developments in evolutionary biology have produced genuine alternatives to strict neo-Darwinism that not only seek to downplay the role of natural selection, but do so in ways that are strikingly reminiscent of Mivart’s unpopular theory. Similarly, modern Thomists are also taking an approach to science and religion that mirrors Mivarts own approach. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2022.2124483 |