The Genealogical Adam and Eve – The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry

S. Joshua Swamidass (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2021
IVP Academic (Verlag)
978-1-5140-0383-1 (ISBN)

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Evolutionary science teaches that humans arose as a population, sharing common ancestors with other animals. Most readers of the book of Genesis in the past understood all humans descended from Adam and Eve, a couple specially created by God. These two teachings seem contradictory, but is that necessarily so? In the fractured conversation of human origins, can new insight guide us to solid ground in both science and theology?
In The Genealogical Adam and Eve, S. Joshua Swamidass tests a scientific hypothesis: What if the traditional account is somehow true, with the origins of Adam and Eve taking place alongside evolution? Building on well-established but overlooked science, Swamidass explains how it's possible for Adam and Eve to be rightly identified as the ancestors of everyone. His analysis opens up new possibilities for understanding Adam and Eve, consistent both with current scientific consensus and with traditional readings of Scripture. These new possibilities open a conversation about what it means to be human.
In this book, Swamidass

untangles several misunderstandings about the words human and ancestry, in both science and theology
explains how genetic and genealogical ancestry are different, and how universal genealogical ancestry creates a new opportunity for rapprochement
explores implications of genealogical ancestry for the theology of the image of God, the fall, and people "outside the garden"

Some think Adam and Eve are a myth. Some think evolution is a myth. Either way, the best available science opens up space to engage larger questions together. In this bold exploration, Swamidass charts a new way forward for peace between mainstream science and the Christian faith.

S. Joshua Swamidass (MD, PhD, UC–Irvine) is a scientist, physician, and associate professor of laboratory and genomic medicine at Washington University in Saint Louis, where he uses artificial intelligence to explore science at the intersection of medicine, biology, and chemistry. He is a Veritas Forums speaker and blogs at Peaceful Science.

Acknowledgments

Part I: Fracture

1. Courage, Curiosity, Empathy

Part II: Ancestor

2. A Genealogical Hypothesis

3. Genetics Is Not Genealogy

4. Ancestors of Everyone Today

5. Genealogical Adams and Eves

6. The Mythology of Isolation

7. Direct and Miraculous Creation

Part III: Human

8. Humans in Science

9. Humans in Theology

10. The Error of Polygenesis

11. Humans of the Text

Part IV: Mystery

12. The Splintering of Traditions

13. Recovering Many Traditions Together

14. A Narrative Experiment

15. Falling into Exile

16. Justice, Mercy, and Ancestry

17. Ending at a Beginning

Part V: Crossroad

18. Tolerance, Humility, Patience

Appendix: Evidence and the Resurrection

Bibliography

General Index

Scripture Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 237 mm
Gewicht	404 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
ISBN-10	1-5140-0383-X / 151400383X
ISBN-13	978-1-5140-0383-1 / 9781514003831
Zustand	Neuware