Darwin's God: Evolution and the Problem of Evil

Hunter, Cornelius G.

ISBN 10: 1587430118 / ISBN 13: 9781587430114

Published by Brazos Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2001

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Second Printing. In unclipped dust jacket. Binding and pages are clean and tight. Not a remainder, not an ex-library copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Darwin's God: Evolution and the Problem of Evil
• Publisher: Brazos Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1587430118
• ISBN 13: 9781587430114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion
  • Science

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Synopsis

In Darwin's God, biophysicist Cornelius Hunter argues that the theory of evolution, from its origins with Charles Darwin up to its present-day proponents, is motivated at bottom by theological concerns.
Behind the scientific story is the story of Charles Darwin's grappling with questions about God, reality, and the nature of the universe. Ultimately, Hunter shows how Darwin's inability to reconcile his understanding of a benevolent God with the cruelty, waste, and quandaries of nature led him to develop the theodicy called evolution.
Importantly, the tale Hunter has to tell is not merely historical. He demonstrates how today's theory of evolution continues to rely on Darwin's metaphysics.
Contemporary Darwinists such as Kenneth Miller, Mark Ridley, Niles Eldredge, and Stephen Jay Gould rely on Darwin's God to justify evolution as much as Darwin did. Ironically, we discover that the theory that supposedly made God unnecessary is predicated upon dearly held beliefs about the very nature of God.

About the Author

Cornelius G. Hunter was senior vice president of Seagull Technology, Inc., a high tech firm in Silicon Valley. He is currently completing a Ph.D. in biophysics at the University of Illinois.