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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815037403321

Autore

Fitzpatrick Joseph

Titolo

The fall and the ascent of man : how Genesis supports Darwin / / Joseph Fitzpatrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2012

©2012

ISBN

0-7618-5755-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Disciplina

222.1107

Soggetti

Fall of man

Sin, Original

Evolution - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Augustine on Original Sin; Chapter Two Setting the Context; Chapter Three The Primitive Tradition; Chapter Four The Quest for Immortality; Chapter Five A Tale of Two Trees; Chapter Six Restoring Roots; Chapter Seven Some Loose Ends

Sommario/riassunto

In this groundbreaking work, Joseph Fitzpatrick challenges the traditional interpretation of chapter three of Genesis: the story of Adam and Eve in Eden. Fitzpatrick claims that this story is actually a symbolic tale about the ascent of a hominid couple to full human consciousness.