The origin of humanity and evolution: science and scripture in conversation
"Addressing the intense debate in science and religion in light of evolutionary population genetics, Andrew Ter Ern Loke argues that the theory of evolution as understood by mainstream scientists is compatible with Scripture. Loke asserts that resolving this area of perceived conflict would gre...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Loke, Andrew Ter Ern, The origin of humanity and evolution : Science and Scripture in Conversation] (2023) (Klein, Wolfgang Michael)
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| Further subjects: | B
Evolution (Biology)
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Religion and science Methodology B Bible and evolution |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | "Addressing the intense debate in science and religion in light of evolutionary population genetics, Andrew Ter Ern Loke argues that the theory of evolution as understood by mainstream scientists is compatible with Scripture. Loke asserts that resolving this area of perceived conflict would greatly benefit both scientific and religious communities, and contribute to the spiritual quest of humankind. Whilst affirming that the Bible should be interpreted according to proper hermeneutical principles such as considering the literary genre, literary context, meaning of words, grammatical relationship, and the background and concerns of the ancient authors, this book also assesses the scientific data according to proper mainstream scientific methodology. This results in a proposed model which argues that all humans today have Adam as common ancestor even though this ancestor is not our sole ancestor"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0567706354 |