Darwin, Creation, and Evolution
We shall discuss how the publication of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species in the 19th century challenged traditional ways of thinking about God’s creation of biological life, the uniqueness of humanity, and the argument for a Designer, how it promoted a naturalistic worldview, and how contemporary religious believers respond to the theory of evolution.
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Required readings
McGrath, Alister. Science and Religion: An Introduction. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Chapter 5.
Rusbult, Craig. “Human Evolution and The Bible.” American Scientific Affiliation, 2008. Available at
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/origins/humans.htm
Rusbult, Craig. “Human Evolution and The Bible.” American Scientific Affiliation, 2008. Available at
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/origins/humans.htm