Darwin, Creation and the Fall
Theological Challenges
Edited by R.J.Berry and T.A.Noble
GoodBookStall Review:
Published in the bicentenary year of Charles Darwin’s birth, the title of this volume of papers may mislead the reader into thinking that it deals with Darwin’s views of Creation and the Fall. This is only true of the second and third papers in the collection. The bulk of the book is devoted to some lively and stimulating, and valuable discussions of the doctrines of Creation and the Fall. The two papers that deal with Darwin’s views and travails, particularly after the publication of The Origin of the Species open up some very fruitful lines of enquiry. The contributors are right to stress the challenge that Darwin’s work was perceived to have to ideas of the Fall, as well as the much more publicized challenge to the doctrine of Creation. More contributions along these lines would be welcome.
Reviewer: Ian Gibbs (07/12/09)
Published in the bicentenary year of Charles Darwin’s birth, the title of this volume of papers may mislead the reader into thinking that it deals with Darwin’s views of Creation and the Fall. This is only true of the second and third papers in the collection. The bulk of the book is devoted to some lively and stimulating, and valuable discussions of the doctrines of Creation and the Fall. The two papers that deal with Darwin’s views and travails, particularly after the publication of The Origin of the Species open up some very fruitful lines of enquiry. The contributors are right to stress the challenge that Darwin’s work was perceived to have to ideas of the Fall, as well as the much more publicized challenge to the doctrine of Creation. More contributions along these lines would be welcome.
Reviewer: Ian Gibbs (07/12/09)
