Is a coherent worldview that embraces both classical Christology and modern evolutionary biology possible? This volume explores this fundamental question through an engaged inquiry into key topics, such as the Incarnation, the process of evolution, and the meaning of life. It offers important perspectives on the worldview of evolutionary naturalism
Michael L. Peterson is Professor of Philosophy at Asbury Theological Seminary. His books include Science, Evolution, and Religion: A Debate about Atheism and Theism with Michael Ruse (Oxford, 2016) and Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: An Introduction with Dennis R Venema (Cambridge, 2021). He is also the general editor of the Cambridge Elements series 'The Problems of God.'
1. What Has Christology to Do with Biology?; 2. The Encounter Between Christianity and Science; 3. The Classical Doctrine of the Incarnation; 4. Evolutionary Biology and Christian Responses; 5. Christology and Genomics; 6. The Grand Miracle and Empirical Science; 7. Reflections on Jesus and Evolutionary Theory; 8. Christology and Genetics in the Christian Worldview; Epilogue: The Impact of Our Study.