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100 1 _aLoke, Andrew Ter Ern
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Origin of Humanity and Evolution: Science and Scripture in Conversation
260 _aLondon
_bT&T Clark
_c2022
300 _a189p
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aSubject(s): Bible and evolution | Evolution (Biology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Religion and science -- Methodology
520 _a"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. This results in a proposed model which argues that all humans today have Adam as common ancestor even though this ancestor is not our sole ancestor"--
_cProvided by publisher.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aAngban Ter-Emmanuel.
_tOrigin of humanity and evolution
_dLondon ; New York : T&T Clark, 2022
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