On the (Divine) Origin of Our Species
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On the (Divine) Origin of Our Species

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On the (Divine) Origin of Our Species

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About This Book

The Bible's opening chapter includes these words: "So God created humans in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." We are created beings, with a unique status in creation. Nothing is more fundamental to Christian faith. Yet biologists present extensive data and provide a picture of how our species came to be, but there is no Creator in the intricate details of the painting they provide. If the scientific evidence for the evolution picture is reasonable--and, in general, it is--and if humans were indeed created from a common ancestor of the great apes, then what can be said about the Artist who Christians believe was at work? Vague answers are not satisfactory anymore--not in this scientific age. Recent mainstream data from paleoanthropology and genetics suggest that the basis of our species' success was not that they were superior fighters. Rather, the reason our ancestors thrived was likely their ability to function cooperatively in groups--to respect each other and to get along. This reframes the question about the nature of the hovering Spirit's activity in bringing our species into being. And that is the subject of this book.

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Publisher
Cascade Books
Year
2023
ISBN
9781666757033
Topic
Ciencias biológicas
Subtopic
Biología

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1: The Origin of Our Species and the End of Christianity?
  6. Chapter 2: The Origin of Our Genus, Homo
  7. Chapter 3: The Origin of Our Species, Homo sapiens
  8. Chapter 4: The Origin of Our Species and the Ability to Imagine
  9. Chapter 5: The Origin of Our Species and the Cooperative Mindset
  10. Chapter 6: The Origin of Our Species and Providence
  11. Chapter 7: Alpha and Omega: The Beginning and the End
  12. Afterword
  13. Bibliography