TY - BOOK ID - 110589186 TI - Evolution and Christianity PY - 2022 SN - 1009268988 1009269003 100926897X 1009268961 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Theology, Doctrinal KW - Religion KW - Creation. KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity. KW - Religion and science. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:110589186 AB - This Element discusses the relationship between Christianity and evolutionary theory, with special emphasis on Darwinian evolutionary theory (Darwinism). The Creationists argue that the two are incompatible and it is religion that is the truth and Darwinism the falsity. The New Atheists argue that the two are incompatible and it is religion that is the falsity and Darwinism the truth. Through a careful examination of both Darwinian theory and Christianity, it is shown that both extremes are mistaken. It is accepted that there are difficult issues to be solved, for example the problem of evil - which some think is exacerbated by Darwinism - and the necessarily appearance of Homo sapiens - which is problematic if evolutionary theory does not guarantee progress and the evolution of humans as the apotheosis. It is argued that there are ways forward, and Christianity and evolutionary thinking can be shown compatible. ER -