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Exploring the Concept of Spirit as a Model for the God‐world Relationship in the Age of Genetics

Year: 1992

Type: article

Abstract: . The cultural impact of genetics focuses the intellectual and moral challenge of science to theology. Many traditional images of God and the God‐world relation are inadequate to represent religious ideas in a world whose self‐understanding has been transformed by genetics. Such images also lack the power to help in approaching the ethical challenges of this new era. The way conceptions of the God‐world relation can be modified in the light of genetic knowledge is explored by examining how far a new conception of Spirit can function alongside contemporary genetic views of human life in nature. The relationship between genetic theories of human behavior and evolution is related to the revised conception of Spirit.

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1992.tb01066.x

Authors: Lindon Eaves, Lora Gross

Institutions: Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Pacific Lutheran University

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Science Education

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,630

OpenAlex ID: W1966244396

FWCI: 8.489

Cites: 30

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10