The Origin of Humanity and Evolution: Science and Scripture in Conversation
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Addressing the intense debate in science and religion in light of evolutionary population genetics, Andrew Ter Ern Loke argues that the theory of evolution as understood by mainstream scientists is compatible with Scripture. Loke asserts that resolving this area of perceived conflict would greatly benefit both scientific and religious communities, and contribute to the spiritual quest of humankind.
Whilst affirming that the Bible should be interpreted according to proper hermeneutical principles such as considering the literary genre, literary context, meaning of words, grammatical relationship, and the background and concerns of the ancient authors, this book also assesses the scientific data according to proper mainstream scientific methodology. Having accomplished these tasks, it proposes a model which argues that all humans today have Adam as common ancestor even though this ancestor is not our sole ancestor.
- Addresses the intense debate in science and religion in light of evolutionary population genetics
- Argues that the theory of evolution as understood by mainstream scientists is compatible with Scripture
- Asserts that resolving this area of perceived conflict would benefit scientific and religious communities
- A transdisciplinary approach concerning human origins
- Divine Accommodation and Its Implications for Biblical Anthropology
- The Timespan of Creation
- The Process of Evolutionary Creationism
- Human Evolution and the Question of Adam
- The Timeframe of Our Common Ancestor
- Conclusions and Implications
- Title: The Origin of Humanity and Evolution: Science and Scripture in Conversation
- Author: Andrew Ter Ern Loke
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Pages: 201
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- ISBNs: 9780567706355, 9780567706362, 9780567706393, 0567706354, 0567706362, 0567706397
- Resource ID: LLS:RGNHMNTYCNVRSTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-11-28T20:26:46Z
Dr. Andrew Ter Ern Loke is a Singaporean Christian theologian and philosopher. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University and an elected Fellow of the prestigious International Society for Science and Religion. He has made contributions to the fields of Systematic Theology, Science and Religion, Philosophy of Religion, and New Testament studies. He is a proponent of the Kalam Cosmological Argument for the existence of God. He is an elected Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion.
After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Loke worked as a medical doctor. He completed his M.A in philosophy at Biola University and Ph.D. in Theology at King’s College London under the supervision of Alister McGrath. In 2014, he joined the University of Hong Kong as Research Assistant Professor and was invited to teach Faith and Science at Regent College Vancouver and Master of Theology at Singapore Bible College.