Book contents
- Aquinas, Original Sin, and the Challenge of Evolution
- Aquinas, Original Sin, and the Challenge of Evolution
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Augustine and the Long Twelfth Century
- 2 Aquinas on Original Justice
- 3 Aquinas on the Effects of Original Sin
- 4 Aquinas on Original Guilt
- 5 Original Sin and Some Modern Theologians
- 6 Original Sin and the Challenge of Evolution
- 7 Original Sin
- 8 A Response to Some Objections
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2020
Book contents
- Aquinas, Original Sin, and the Challenge of Evolution
- Aquinas, Original Sin, and the Challenge of Evolution
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Augustine and the Long Twelfth Century
- 2 Aquinas on Original Justice
- 3 Aquinas on the Effects of Original Sin
- 4 Aquinas on Original Guilt
- 5 Original Sin and Some Modern Theologians
- 6 Original Sin and the Challenge of Evolution
- 7 Original Sin
- 8 A Response to Some Objections
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Many people today believe that the doctrine of original sin is pernicious, antibiblical, irrational, and opposed to the deliverances of the scientific community. A significant number of Christians share at least some of these concerns or objections, while at the same time believing that the doctrine is part of their faith. In constructive and critical dialogue with the most important accounts of original sin in the history of theology, this book has sought to respond to these concerns (focusing on those raised by evolution). Here I review the major arguments of the book and suggest a few directions for future research.
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- Aquinas, Original Sin, and the Challenge of Evolution , pp. 255 - 257Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020