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...

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1. VerfasserIn: Ruse, Michael 1940-2024 (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2016
In: Toronto journal of theology
Jahr: 2016, Band: 32, Heft: 2, Seiten: 369-389
weitere Schlagwörter:B Ethics
B Origins
B Darwinism
B God
B Secular Religion
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1918-6371
Enthält:Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/tjt.4133