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Reading Genesis after Darwin by David Wilkinson (2009, Trade Paperback)

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The truth is far more complex. In the 19th century, many more important issues were at stake than biblical literalism, and there were many different interpretations of how the discoveries of Darwin helped or hindered the reading of the biblical text.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195383362

ISBN-139780195383362

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Book TitleReading Genesis after Darwin

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicBiblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Science & Technology, Religion & Science

GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorDavid Wilkinson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight13.5 Oz

Item Length6.1 in

Item Width9.1 in

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LCCN2009-006235

Reviews"It's a strange world when science can be used to dismiss the Bible, or when the Bible can be used to reject science -- strange because God's people have long affirmed that the world and the Bible comprise God's Two Books. The challenge, then, is how to read the pages of both faithfully and to discern in their coordinated witness the character and aims of God. For its willingness to take up this challenge, and to do so accessibly and sensibly, ReadingGenesis after Darwin is a genuinely important book. In their sketches of how Genesis was read before, during, and after the days of Darwin, these authors demonstrate how people might take the natural sciencesseriously and continue to turn to Genesis 1-3 as sacred scripture." --Joel B. Green, author of Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible (2008)., It's a strange world when science can be used to dismiss the Bible, or when the Bible can be used to reject science - strange because God's people have long affirmed that the world and the Bible comprise God's Two Books. The challenge, then, is how to read the pages of both faithfully and to discern in their coordinated witness the character and aims of God. For its willingness to take up this challenge, and to do so accessibly and sensibly, Reading Genesis afterDarwin is a genuinely important book. In their sketches of how Genesis was read before, during, and after the days of Darwin, these authors demonstrate how people might take the natural sciences seriously and continue to turn to Genesis 1-3 as sacred scripture.

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal222/.110609

Table Of ContentIntroductionPart 1: Engaging Again With The Scriptures1. 'How Should One Read The Early Chapters Of Genesis?'2. 'Genesis Before Darwin: Why Scripture Needed Liberating From Science'3. 'The Six Days Of Creation According To The Greek Fathers'4. 'The Hermeneutics Of Reading Genesis After Darwin'Part 2: Understanding The History5. 'What Difference Did Darwin Make? The Interpretation Of Genesis In The Nineteenth Century'6. 'Genesis And The Scientists: Dissonance Among The Harmonizers'7. 'Science And Religion In Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Landscape Art'Part 3: Exploring The Contemporary Relevance8. 'Reading Genesis 1-3 In The Light Of Modern Science'9. 'All God's Creatures: Reading Genesis On Human And Non-Human Animals'10. 'Evolution And Evil: The Difference Darwin Makes In Theology And Spirituality'11. 'Male And Female He Created Themnull (Genesis 1:27): Interpreting Gender After Darwin'12. 'Propriety And Trespass: The Drama Of Eating'13. 'The Plausibility Of Creationism: A Sociological Comment'Index of Modern Authors

SynopsisCharles Darwin's On the Origin of Species has changed the landscape of religious thought in many ways. There is a widespread assumption that before Darwin, all Christians believed that the world was created some 6,000 years ago over a period of 6 days. After Darwin, the first chapters of Genesis were either rejected totally by skeptics or defended vehemently in scientific creationism. This book tells a very different story. Bringing together contributions from biblical scholars, historians and contemporary theologians, it is demonstrated that both Jewish and Christian scholars read Genesis in a non-literal way long before Darwin. Even during the nineteenth century, there was a wide range of responses from religious believers towards evolution, many of them very positive. Stephen C. Barton and David Wilkinson argue that being receptive to the continuing relevance of Genesis today regarding questions of gender, cosmology, and the environment is a lively option., From creationism to The God Delusion, the public dialogue of science and religion either uses the early chapters of Genesis in a naïve and simplistic way or rejects their relevance to contemporary questions. This is reinforced by the myth that Darwin caused a rejection of a literalistic reading of Genesis 1 and from that point most Christian theology lost any confidence in these texts. The truth is far more complex. Jewish and Christian interpretation of the early chapters of Genesis had a long a fruitful history from the earliest times. In the 19th century, many more important issues were at stake than biblical literalism, and there were many different interpretations of how the discoveries of Darwin helped or hindered the reading of the biblical text. Today, theologians are returning to the importance of Genesis as a partner in dialogue with science, gender, and environmental care. As the distinguished authors of the papers in this volume show, far from Darwin burying these ancient texts, he has liberated them to speak in new and different ways. The volume is divided into three parts. In the first, the authors explore how the scriptures themselves were interpreted before the time of Darwin. The fact that non-literal interpretations were standard in early Jewish and Christian thought is often ignored. In fact, these insightful early interpretations have much to teach us today. Part II presents essays on the real history of the Darwin controversies. Exploding the myths about this period, it is fascinating to see how Darwin was welcomed by many religious thinkers. In Part II, the authors apply the insights of Genesis post Darwin to contemporary issues today, such as: what it means to be human, questions of gender, and of evil and environmental care. The final chapter deals with the rise of creationism in its current social context., From creationism to The God Delusion, the public dialogue of science and religion either uses the early chapters of Genesis in a naïve and simplistic way or rejects their relevance to contemporary questions. This is reinforced by the myth that Darwin caused a rejection of a literalistic reading of Genesis 1 and from that point most Christian theology lost any confidence in these texts. The truth is far more complex. Jewish and Christian interpretation of the early chapters of Genesis had a long a fruitful history from the earliest times. As the distinguished authors of the papers in this volume show, far from Darwin burying these ancient texts, he has liberated them to speak in new and different ways.

LC Classification NumberBS651.R37 2009