Re: [asa] Saving Darwin: What theological changes are required?

These imperatives sound quite Pelagian.
But this is definitely significant and worth the time.

At 06:03 AM 6/9/2008, you wrote:
>
>Karl Giberson's "Saving Darwin" is being released tomorrow. Today
>he published an article on my blog called
>"<http://evanevodialogue.blogspot.com/2008/06/evolution-in-public-schools-threat-or.html>Evolution
>in Public Schools: A Threat or a Challenge?" where he summarizes his
>2002 PCSF article "The teaching of Evolution in Public
>School". Giberson's primary point is that the evidence does not
>support the claim (by Philip Johnson et al) that atheistic and
>anti-Christian ideas are being promoted through the teaching of
>evolution in public schools.
>
>However, it is Giberson's provocative conclusion that really got me
>thinking. He states that the war in the public schools will not be
>concluded until the Evangelical Church confronts the theological
>challenges posed by evolution. He proposes three changes that must occur:
>
>1. We must abandon thinking of Adam and Eve as real people or even
>surrogates for groups of real people
>2. The Fall must disappear from history as an event and become,
>instead, a partial insight into the morally ambiguous character with
>which evolution endowed our species
>3. We must consider extending the imago dei, in some sense, beyond our species
>
>Of course, the majority of Evangelicals would strenuously claim that
>we must NOT do any of the above, and to do so would mean the
>abandonment of orthodox Christianity. Others (including myself)
>would claim that neither a clear-cut "must" nor "must not" is
>mandatory at this time. Ie. We would rather live with the tension
>between the theological and scientific claims while further work proceeds.
>
>Quick Poll: Must, Must Not, or Neither?
>I'd be interested in hearing the response of other list members to
>these three "musts" that Karl has proposed. Personally, I'm not
>going to commit either way on any of them just yet although I'm
>leaning towards "must" for #1, "must not" for #3, and leaning
>neither way for #2.
>
>You can also interact directly with Karl by leaving a comment on his
>article at the link provided above.
>
>--
>Steve Martin (CSCA)

Sincerely,

Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.brendemuehl.net

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Received on Mon Jun 9 07:58:45 2008