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9780521175302

Human Evolution and Christian Ethics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521175302

  • ISBN10:

    0521175305

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-03-03
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

Can the origins of morality be explained entirely in evolutionary terms? If so, what are the implications for Christian moral theology and ethics? Is the latter redundant, as socio-biologists often assert? Stephen Pope argues that theologians need to engage with evolutionary theory rather than ignoring it. He shows that our growing knowledge of human evolution is compatible with Christian faith and morality, provided that the former is not interpreted reductionistically and the latter is not understood in fundamentalist ways. Christian ethics ought to incorporate evolutionary approaches to human nature to the extent that they provide helpful knowledge of the conditions of human flourishing, both collective and individual. From this perspective, a strong affirmation of human dignity and appreciation for the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity is consistent with a revised account of natural law and the cardinal virtues.

Table of Contents

Preface
Evolution and religion
The indifference of Christian ethics to human evolution
Varieties of reductionism
Faith, creation and evolution
Chance and purpose in evolution
Human nature and the human good
Freedom and responsibility
Human dignity and common descent
Christian love and evolutionary altruism
The natural roots of morality
Natural law in an evolutionary context
Sex, marriage and family
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