Paths of Love

The booklet on evolution I was writing, and mentioned in an earlier post, has now been published under the title Darwin and Evolution: from a Catholic Perspective, and is available from Catholic Truth Society in England. I've also had several copies shipped to the USA and arranged to resell them from there, which for one [...]

From Hugh Owen's The Importance of the Traditional Doctrine of Creation My comments are in red. 8. The Traditional doctrine of creation fosters an intimate relationship between Christians and God, their Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. Theistic evolutionism erodes this intimacy. According to the traditional understanding of creation, God created the entire universe for man at [...]

From Hugh Owens The Traditional Doctrine of Creation 7. The Traditional doctrine of creation fosters a realistic understanding of the spiritual forces of evil and attributes the evils of the world to man’s cooperation with them. By denying the literal historical of Genesis 1-11, theistic evolutionism blinds its adherents to the supernatural dimension of life, [...]

From Hugh Owens The Importance of the Traditional Doctrine of Creation: Comments are in red. 6. Theistic evolutionism breeds indifference to the Lord’s Day and a wrong view of natural science. The Traditional doctrine of creation fosters appreciation and reverence for the Lord’s Day and a correct view of natural science. Theistic evolutionism denies the [...]

From Hugh Owens The Importance of the Traditional Doctrine of Creation: Comments are in red. 5. The traditional understanding offers hope for the future of mankind. Theistic evolutionism fosters either a false hope or a deep despair. The traditional understanding of Genesis confers hope. It gives Christians confidence that the same beautiful harmony that existed [...]

From Hugh Owens The Importance of the Traditional Doctrine of Creation: Comments are in red. 4. Theistic evolutionism perverts the relationship between man and nature. The traditional doctrine of creation fosters a right relationship between man and nature. According to theistic evolution, all creatures, including the human body, have arisen out of lifeless matter through [...]

This post continues the series on theological, moral and spiritual issues related (really or supposedly) to the theory of evolution. James Chastek, at the Just Thomism blog, has been doing a number of posts on philosophical issues related to evolution, which readers of this blog may also be interested in reading. From Hugh Owen's The [...]

From Hugh Owen's The Importance of the Traditional Doctrine of Creation My comments are in red. 2. Theistic evolutionism fosters an anti-hierarchical vision of reality, including the Church and the family; the traditional doctrine of creation supports a hierarchical vision of reality, including the Church and the family. The traditional understanding of Genesis conveys a [...]

From Hugh Owen's The Importance of the Traditional Doctrine of Creation My comments are in red. 1. Theistic evolutionism fosters contempt for Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and undermines confidence in God and his Word. The traditional understanding of Genesis fosters a love and appreciation for Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and strengthens trust in [...]