In friendship with Darwin in designing an anthropology from a Christian perspective?

摘要

Best science and best theological reflection – the two belongs together for the sake of both.This is argued for in the exposition of the justification of friendship with Darwin (best scienceas evolutionary science) which is argumentatively connected from a Christian perspective tothe praiseworthiness of God as creator (best theological reflection). Concretely, this impliesmaking theologically sense of the important contemporary contribution of evolutionarybiology on the origin of life and the descriptions of life. This endeavour necessitates a criticalre-reading not only of Darwinian abuse and misperceptions but also of the larger historicalcontext of the aforegoing scientific revolutions and their aftermath. Therefore, both discoursesof abuse on the extreme spectrum of reflection on creation and life are critically addressed,namely creationism or Intelligent Design and bio-fundamentalism. As hermeneutical tool ofdiscernment, the argument of evolutionary re-conceptualisation is unfolded as a distinctionbetween an official story and alternative story to highlight not only the exciting implicationsof the latter but also especially as act of the de-domestication of our understanding of God asthe praiseworthy God of creation.