Is Darwinism a religion?
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection is today's working tool of professional biologists. Is it something more? I argue that from the first it has functioned as a secular religion, in opposition to the Christian religion of which it is the bastard offspring. To mak...
| Published in: | Toronto journal of theology |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press
[2016]
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Toronto journal of theology
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CF Christianity and Science |
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| Summary: | Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection is today's working tool of professional biologists. Is it something more? I argue that from the first it has functioned as a secular religion, in opposition to the Christian religion of which it is the bastard offspring. To make this case, using literature - fiction and poetry - I run through a number of areas including God, origins, ethics, and sin, showing how Darwinism speaks to these issues. |
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| ISSN: | 0826-9831 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.4133 |