Saving the Neanderthals

Mark S. McLeod-Harrison

doi:10.5771/9781978706552

Saving the Neanderthals

Sin, Salvation, and Hard Evolution

1. Edition 2019

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doi.org/10.5771/9781978706552
ISBN print: 978-1-9787-0654-5
ISBN online: 978-1-9787-0655-2
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Abstract

What happens when the wrench of evolution is dropped into the hopper of Christian theology? Written by a philosopher, Saving the Neanderthals takes evolution as its foil and shows what might have to change in Christian theology in order to make theology compatible with evolution. If the Christian faith is shown consistent with what Mark S. McLeod-Harrison calls “hard evolution,” then the softer versions will also be compatible. Indeed, that is exactly what the book argues, specifically for the Christian doctrines of sin and salvation. These doctrines typically rely on some fairly strong realist version of essentialism, which hard evolution denies; but McLeod-Harrison proposes an approach to sin and salvation that is compatible with the anti-essentialist claims of hard evolution.

Schlagworte

christian theology evolution evolutionary theory religion and science naturalism salvation sin

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i–xiv Preface i–xiv
1–12 1 Did Jesus Die for Neanderthals? 1–12
13–24 2 What is “Hard” Evolution? 13–24
25–30 3 Are Humans Special? 25–30
31–44 4 Is There a Human Species? 31–44
45–52 5 Theologizing Evolution’s Challenges 45–52
53–68 6 The Ubiquity of Sin and the Universality of Saintly Love 53–68
69–82 7 Essences, Sin, and Our Neanderthal Sisters and Brothers 69–82
83–92 8 Uniqueness and the Image of God 83–92
93–108 9 Love, Altruism, and the Inevitability of Sin 93–108
109–122 10 The Redemptive Work of the Biological Person, Jesus 109–122
123–128 11 Saving the Neanderthals 123–128
129–144 Appendix 129–144
145–148 Bibliography 145–148
149–150 Credits 149–150
151–154 Index 151–154
155–155 About the Author 155–155

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