03106nam 2200517 450 991078656380332120230803202436.00-85303-868-6(CKB)3710000000113819(EBL)1935555(SSID)ssj0001330447(PQKBManifestationID)11914325(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001330447(PQKBWorkID)11334110(PQKB)10392749(MiAaPQ)EBC1935555(EXLCZ)99371000000011381920140528h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhy evolution matters a jewish approach /Joel Yehudah RutmanEdgware, [England] ;Portland, Oregon :Vallentine Mitchell,2014.©20141 online resource (235 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-85303-858-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; How Can God Be Considered To Have Created The World When, According To Evolution, Everything Just Happened?; Chapter 1; The Conflict; Notes; Chapter 2; Evolution of the Cosmos; Notes; Chapter 3; Evolution of Life; Notes; Chapter 4; Evidence for Predictability and Progress in the Evolution of Life; Notes; Chapter 5; Life Evolves under a Loose Rein; Notes; Chapter 6; An Intended World in Jewish Thought; Notes; Part II; Accord Between Evolutionary Science And Genesis; Chapter 7Resolving Conflicts between Genesis' Creation Account and EvolutionNotes; Chapter 8; Examples of Accord between Evolutionary Science and Genesis; Notes; Chapter 9; Evolution Informs Jewish Views on Suffering and Death; Notes; Part III; Human Evolution And Moral Behaviour; Chapter 10; How Human Beings Evolved; Notes; Chapter 11; The Evolution of Moral Behaviour; Notes; Chapter 12; The Evolved Brain and Judaism's Free Will; Notes; Epilogue; The Answers; Glossary; References; IndexWhy Evolution Matters examines the concept of evolution in relation to Judaism, showing that far from something to be avoided within the religion, evolutionary thought deepens an understanding of classic areas of Jewish concern, including free will, moral behavior, suffering, and death. The book presents a novel interpretation of biological evolution in which convergences, self-organization, constraints, and progress are seen as components of the divinely intended world. Why Evolution Matters confronts some major questions that are leveled at the Jewish religion: How can God have created the wEvolutionReligious aspectsJudaismEvolutionReligious aspects.Judaism.213Rutman Joel Yehudah1529916MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786563803321Why evolution matters3774487UNINA