Sociobiology and Original Sin
This paper argues that the creation narrative of the Fall in Genesis 2:4b–3:24 is not history and does not contain a doctrine of original sin. The doctrine of original sin as a theory of human nature needs a new foundation. The contemporary science of sociobiology has a theory of human nature that i...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2000
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Zygon
Έτος: 2000, Τόμος: 35, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 783-812 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Human Nature
B Εξέλιξη B Sociobiology B Original Sin B Christianity B Altruism |
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| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | This paper argues that the creation narrative of the Fall in Genesis 2:4b–3:24 is not history and does not contain a doctrine of original sin. The doctrine of original sin as a theory of human nature needs a new foundation. The contemporary science of sociobiology has a theory of human nature that is remarkably similar to major versions of the Christian doctrines of original sin. To incorporate sociobiology's theory of human nature into Christianity is to lay the foundation for a new, ecumenical understanding of original sin. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1467-9744.00313 |