Eden's Garden: Rethinking Sin and Evil in an Era of Scientific PromiseThe time is ripe for a robust discussion of human nature. In Eden's Garden: Rethinking Sin and Evil in an Era of Scientific Promise, Richard Coleman examines the notion of sin in a contemporary world that values scientific and nonreligious modes of thought regarding human behavior. This work is not an anti-science polemic, but rather an argument to show how sin and evil can make sense to the nonreligious mind, and how it is valuable to make sense of such phenomena. The author reconceptualizes sin and evil as "indelible pieces of our evolutionary history" preventing them from being ostracized as "too religious, without substance, mired in the past." Coleman redeems theology for what it can offer to the understanding of sin and evil while embracing and respecting what science can offer to further the common good. Examining themes in religion, philosophy, and theology, it is ideal for use in the numerous courses that move across these disciplines. |
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Page 103
... become very important . When reproduction becomes a stand - alone event , not all of the conse- quences are deleterious . On the positive side , if a couple or single parent to be must spend thousands of dollars and endure painful ...
... become very important . When reproduction becomes a stand - alone event , not all of the conse- quences are deleterious . On the positive side , if a couple or single parent to be must spend thousands of dollars and endure painful ...
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... become moot — that is , they don't count for anything . But psychologically humans cannot exist without meaning . The more the world is ordered , the less threatening it becomes . Fate , Freud insisted , is our word for untamed nature ...
... become moot — that is , they don't count for anything . But psychologically humans cannot exist without meaning . The more the world is ordered , the less threatening it becomes . Fate , Freud insisted , is our word for untamed nature ...
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... become more sensi- tive to moral issues , we have not become more or less sinful . Because sin is a function of consciousness , we only become more or less aware of our poten- tial for doing good and harm . Evil , however , is not a ...
... become more sensi- tive to moral issues , we have not become more or less sinful . Because sin is a function of consciousness , we only become more or less aware of our poten- tial for doing good and harm . Evil , however , is not a ...
Contents
Sciences ComingofAge Story | 43 |
The New Occasion for an Original Temptation | 127 |
A Fresh Interpretation | 161 |
Copyright | |
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