Original sin and the evolution of sexual difference /
"This monograph develops an interdisciplinary conversation between evolutionary biology, feminist philosophy, and theology to illuminate the entanglement of Christian thinking about original sin with theologies of sexual difference. It assesses the opportunities for rethinking original sin and...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
|
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This monograph develops an interdisciplinary conversation between evolutionary biology, feminist philosophy, and theology to illuminate the entanglement of Christian thinking about original sin with theologies of sexual difference. It assesses the opportunities for rethinking original sin and its implications for theologies of sexual difference in light of new developments in evolutionary thought and feminist philosophy and theology. Despite some resistances in the present age to conceptions of both original sin and meaningful sexual differences, this project aims to demonstrate that both can provide important insights that help to make sense of some features of human life in the twenty-first century, especially the stubborn persistence of inequality, poverty, environmental degradation, and the pernicious patterns of sexual violence and abuse that have been uncovered by the #MeToo movement. The project aims to cultivate a sense of wonder at the diversity and unpredictability of human biology, a value for the role of creativity in the human participation that partially shapes our ongoing evolution, and humility about the extent to which we can predict and control the future of the evolution of our species. The project illuminates the interdependencies that define creaturely life, the persistent entanglement of nature and culture, the centrality of desire to human identity and behaviour, and the role played by biology in the transmission of sin. It develops a vision of material life as evolving, generative, and imbued with activity, but also as simultaneously infected with sin and saturated with the divine"--Publisher's description. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations (colour) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191967009 0191967009 |