Original selfishness
Subtitle: original sin and evil in the light of evolution
By: by Daryl P. Domning ; with foreword and commentary by Monika K. Hellwig.
Contributors: Hellwig, Monika.
Series: Ashgate science and religion series
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Sin, Original.; Evolution -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.; Selfishness.; Theodicy.
Description: "This book defends a startling idea: that the age-old theological and philosophical problems of original sin and evil, long thought intractable, have already been solved. The solution has come from the very scientific discovery that many consider the most mortal threat to traditional religion: evolution." "Daryl P. Domning explains in straightforward terms the workings of modern evolutionary theory, Darwinian natural selection, and how this has brought forth life and the human mind. He counters objections to Darwinism that are raised by some believers and emphasizes that the evolutionary process necessarily enforces selfish behavior on all living things. This account of both physical and moral evil is arguably more consistent with traditional Christian teachings than are the explanations given by most contemporary "evolutionary" theologians themselves."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.