From: RFaussette@aol.com
Date: Mon Oct 06 2003 - 18:05:46 EDT
In a message dated 10/6/03 5:32:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rjschn39@bellsouth.net writes:
> Explaining such an empirical observation has become a differently framed
> issue in some areas of Christian and non-Christian thought, one that falls
> into the realm of *theory*. Freud offered us the "Id." Evolutionary
> thought has opened speculation as to what degree our behavior is the product
> of an evolutionary development. I don't find Freud's model of psycho-sexual
> development convincing. But I do think theology needs to take seriously the
> implications of evolutionary thought on the emergence of the human species,
> as it seeks to articulate a notion of sin in the light of all that has been
> learned about human beings in the last 100 years. The doctrine of the
> "fall"/"original sin" has had its various formulations throughout the
> history of Christian thought. I think the time is ripe for another major
> look at it.
>
> Bob Schneider
>
>
>
Yes, and I have taken a fresh look at it incorporating man's evolutionary
development and considering the scope of knowledge available to the ancients.
Paper available upon request.
rich faussette
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