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Reading Genesis after Darwin
Stephen C Barton and David Wilkinson
268 pages
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234x156mm
978-0-19-538335-5
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Hardback
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19 November 2009
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- A new look at the history of interpreting Genesis before, during, and after the Darwinian revolution
- Corrects the myths that the influence of Darwinism first introduced a non-literal interpretation of Genesis and that theologians were hostile to Darwinism from the beginning
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.Readership: Students and scholars of the Old Testament, Judaism, Christianity, creationism, evolution, and science and religion
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Stephen C Barton, Reader, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, and David Wilkinson, Principal, St. John's College, Durham University Contributors:
Jeff Astley is Director of the North of England Institute of Christian Education and Honorary Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University; Stephen C. Barton is Reader in New Testament, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University; Richard Briggs is Director of Biblical Studies and Hermeneutics, Cranmer Hall, St John's College, Durham University; John Hedley Brooke retired in 2006 from the Andreos Idreos Professorship of
Science and Religion, Oxford University; David Brown is Wardlaw Professor of Theology, Aesthetics and Culture at the University of St Andrews; David Clough is Senior Lecturer in Christian Ethics, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester; Ellen Davis is Professor of Old Testament, Duke Divinity School, Durham NC; Mathew Guest is Lecturer in Sociology of Religion, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University; Andrew Louth is Professor of Patristic and Byzantine History, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University; Walter Moberly is Professor of Biblical Theology, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University; John Rogerson is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies, Sheffield University; Francis Watson is Professor of New Testament,
Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University; David Wilkinson is Principal of St John's College, Durham University
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Acknowledgements
Contributors
Introduction
Stephen C. Barton and David Wilkinson
Part 1: Engaging Again With The Scriptures
1.: 'How Should One Read The Early Chapters Of Genesis?'
Walter Moberly
2.: 'Genesis Before Darwin: Why Scripture Needed Liberating From Science'
Francis Watson
3.: 'The Six Days Of Creation According To The Greek Fathers'
Andrew Louth
4.: . 'The Hermeneutics Of Reading Genesis After Darwin'
Richard S. Briggs
Part 2: Understanding The History
5.: 'What Difference Did Darwin Make? The Interpretation Of Genesis In The Nineteenth Century'
John Rogerson
6.: . 'Genesis And The Scientists: Dissonance Among The Harmonizers'
John Hedley Brooke
7.: . 'Science And Religion In Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Landscape Art'
David Brown
Exploring The Contemporary Relevance
8.: 'Reading Genesis 1-3 In The Light Of Modern Science'
David Wilkinson
9.: . 'All God's Creatures: Reading Genesis On Human And Non-Human Animals'
David Clough
10.: . 'Evolution And Evil: The Difference Darwin Makes In Theology And Spirituality'
Jeff Astley
11.: '"Male And Female He Created Them" (Genesis 1:27): Interpreting Gender After Darwin'
Stephen C. Barton
12.: 'Propriety And Trespass: The Drama Of Eating'
Ellen F. Davis
13.: . 'The Plausibility Of Creationism: A Sociological Comment'
Mathew Guest
Index of Modern Authors
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