Evolution and Holiness: Sociobiology, Altruism and the Quest by Matthew Nelson Hill,Darrel R. Falk

By Matthew Nelson Hill,Darrel R. Falk

Theology must have interaction what contemporary advancements within the learn of evolution suggest for the way we comprehend ethical habit. How does the theological proposal of holiness connect with modern understandings of evolution? If genetic motives of altruism fall brief, what function should still we provide to environmental motives and loose will? Likewise, how do genetic reasons relate to theological debts of human goodness and holiness?

In this groundbreaking paintings, Matthew Hill makes use of the lens of Wesleyan ethics to provide a clean review of the intersection of evolution and theology. He indicates that what's at stake during this dialog isn't just the way forward for the church but in addition the fine-tuning of human evolution.

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