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| Titre : | Evolution or Creation? |
| Titre de série : | Doorway Papers, 4 |
| Auteurs : | Arthur C. Custance, Auteur ; Arthur C. Custance, Illustrateur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Mention d'édition : | Reprint |
| Editeur : | Grand Rapids [USA] : Zondervan Publishing House, 1981 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-310-22981-0 |
| Format : | 329 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | MI/E (Théorie de l'évolution, Darwin : défense et critique) |
| Résumé : |
This fourth volume of The Doorway Papers focuses on the continuing controversy between the biblical account of Creation and the theory of evolution.
Dr. Custance first examines a view of earth’s early history that was being deseloped in the last century, only to be eclipsed by the Darwinian theory of evolution that captivated the intellectual world at the very same time. As our knowledge of the distant past increases, this older view emerges with more and more credibility, accounting for many geological phenomena otherwise inexplicable. This volume also deals with the character of the natural world. Is nature a ruthless battleground in which the unfit —to use Darwin’s term— fall prey to destruction? On the contrary, the author shows how the unfit do indeed often survive and, in fact, demonstrate qualities of self-sacrifice and cooperation that reveal another side of nature. Dr. Custance also examines the religious history of man. He sets forth the theory that —contrary to evolutionary thought, which postulates a reverse process— man began as a monotheistic being whose worship degenerated into polytheism, polydemonism, and animism Evolution or Creation? concludes with an investigation of man as compared with the animal kingdom. What really are the differences between Homo sapiens and God’s other creatures? Is it merely a matter of degree, or is there a unique quality in man that sets him apart from all other animal forms? This volume sets forth Dr. Custance’s thesis that evolutionary theory is “bad as science, and worse as philosophy." |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface
PART I - The Preparation of the Earth for Man - Preface - Introduction - 1. The Concept of Supernatural Selection / 2. Two World Views: The Christian and the Naturalist / 3. The Fitness of the Earth / 4. Foresight and the Concept of Teleology / 5. The Setting of the Stage / 6. The Growing Evidence of Creative Activity / 7. Natural or Supernatural Selection / 8. Creation and Divergence / 9. Supernatural Selection: A New Name for an Old Concept / 10. Catastrophe and Reconstitution - Epilogue PART II - Primitive Monotheism and the Origin of Polytheism - Introduction - 1. From Monotheism to Polytheism / 2. Some Implications - Appendix: Additional Bibliography PART III - Convergence and the Origin of Man - 1. The Meaning of Convergence / 2. The Fact of Convergence / 3. The Implications of Convergence for Human Origins PART IV - The Survival of the Unfit - 1. Evolution: An Irrational Faith / 2. Natural Selection: Fact or Fancy? / 3. The True Harmony of Natural Communities PART V - Is Man an Animal? - Introduction - 1. The Uniqueness of Man / 2. The Human Brain: Its Size and Its Complexity / 3. The Erectness of Man / 4. The Ubiquity of Man / 5. Man the Culture Maker / 6. The Expression of Humanness in Man / 7. The True Nature of Man in Jesus Christ |
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| MI/E 013 | MI/E 013 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
