Every Sparrow that Falls to the Ground: The Cost of Evolution and the Christ-Event

Contemporary biology presents us with a 3.5 billion year story of life, a story in which there is a great deal of pain, death and extinction of species. For theology, this means an intensification of the old problem of natural evil. This article argues that God does care for individual sparrows. It...

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Main Author: Edwards, Denis 1943-2019 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2006
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2006, Volume: 11.1, Pages: 103-123
Further subjects:B Natural Evil
B Evolution
B Redemption
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Summary:Contemporary biology presents us with a 3.5 billion year story of life, a story in which there is a great deal of pain, death and extinction of species. For theology, this means an intensification of the old problem of natural evil. This article argues that God does care for individual sparrows. It proposes that we can think of the Spirit of God as being present in love to each creature here and now and of each creature finding redemption in Christ. It explores possible ways of understanding the meaning of redemption for individual sparrows.
ISSN:1749-4915
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ecot.2006.11.1.103