Author: | Klaus Nürnberger | ISBN: | 9781450059848 |
Publisher: | Xlibris UK | Publication: | July 12, 2010 |
Imprint: | Xlibris UK | Language: | English |
Author: | Klaus Nürnberger |
ISBN: | 9781450059848 |
Publisher: | Xlibris UK |
Publication: | July 12, 2010 |
Imprint: | Xlibris UK |
Language: | English |
Part I asks: Is evolving Nature all there is self-generated, self-sustaining, self-contained? Are human beings, as the topmost outgrowth of Nature, responsible to none other but themselves? That is the stance of naturalist and atheist Richard Dawkins. Or is evolving reality derived from, and dependent on, a transcendent Source and Destiny, to whom humans are accountable and whose benevolence reaches out to humans as persons because humans are persons? That is the conviction of the Christian faith. Part II shows that Dawkins interpretation of religion is deficient even in evolutionary terms and lacks the objectivity and impartiality of genuine science.
Part I asks: Is evolving Nature all there is self-generated, self-sustaining, self-contained? Are human beings, as the topmost outgrowth of Nature, responsible to none other but themselves? That is the stance of naturalist and atheist Richard Dawkins. Or is evolving reality derived from, and dependent on, a transcendent Source and Destiny, to whom humans are accountable and whose benevolence reaches out to humans as persons because humans are persons? That is the conviction of the Christian faith. Part II shows that Dawkins interpretation of religion is deficient even in evolutionary terms and lacks the objectivity and impartiality of genuine science.