Christianity and Darwinism: The Journey Is More Important Than the Destination

Does God exist? If he does, what is the evidence for this? Can one arrive at God through reason (natural theology), or is it faith or nothing (revealed theology)? I write of my lifetime of wrestling with this question. Raised a Quaker, I lost my faith at the age of 20. As an academic, I became an ex...

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Published inReligions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 124
Main Author Ruse, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.02.2021
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creation science
Darwinism
mechanism
organicism
root metaphor
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Summary:Does God exist? If he does, what is the evidence for this? Can one arrive at God through reason (natural theology), or is it faith or nothing (revealed theology)? I write of my lifetime of wrestling with this question. Raised a Quaker, I lost my faith at the age of 20. As an academic, I became an expert on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution through natural selection. How can I make sense of—and how can I reconcile—these two hugely important things in my life? At the age of 80, I find myself a long-standing agnostic. This is not, as Francis Collins claims, a “cop out.” Showing my debt to my Quaker heritage, I am theologically apophatic. I can say only what I do not know. I find this quite-out-of-character modesty hugely exciting. It gives my life great meaning.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel12020124