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on November 24th 1859. The event initiated the theory of evolution—first in the animal world and later extended to all forms of life, and farther afield up to include the entire Universe. Hence the tremendous impact such way of thinking continues to have in the self-understanding of humankind in the Cosmos. The first contribution of this section addresses itself to one aspect of the controversies that linger up to this time: does the notion of “creation” and more precisely the way it is presented in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 1, in the Bible, contradict the theory of evolution? As an answer to this question, Christopher Hart, renowned writer and book reviewer, analyses the recent volume written by Andrew Parker under the title The Genesis Enigma. Parker shows that not only is there no contradiction, but on the contrary a remarkable convergence. Going beyond controversies, in the second contribution of this section, François Euvé, Dean of the Jesuit Faculty of Theology at the Centre Sèvres, Paris, explores “the impact of Darwinian theory on western thought”. “The Darwinian theory gave opportunities to set up a new vision of nature, humanity and God. This vision is under the sign of history. […] We have not yet exhausted all the resources included in this theory.”
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