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Jewish tradition and the challenge of Darwinism /
Darwin?s theory of evolution transformed the life sciences and made profound claims about human origins and the human condition, topics often viewed as the prerogative of religion. As a result, evolution has provoked a wide variety of religious responses, ranging from angry rejection to enthusiastic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Darwin?s theory of evolution transformed the life sciences and made profound claims about human origins and the human condition, topics often viewed as the prerogative of religion. As a result, evolution has provoked a wide variety of religious responses, ranging from angry rejection to enthusiastic acceptance. While Christian responses to evolution have been studied extensively, little scholarly attention has been paid to Jewish reactions. Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism is the first extended meditation on the Jewish engagement with this crucial and controversial theory. The c. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226093017 0226093018 1281959316 9781281959317 0226092763 9780226092768 9786611959319 6611959319 |