{"product_id":"chance-or-purpose-creation-evolution-and-a-rational-faith-9781621641797","title":"Chance or Purpose?: Creation, Evolution and a Rational Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eCardinal Christoph Sch nborn's article on evolution and creation in The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e launched an international controversy. Critics charged him with biblical literalism and creationism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Cardinal Sch nborn responds to his critics by tackling the hard questions with a carefully reasoned theology of creation. Can we still speak intelligently of the world as creation and affirm the existence of the Creator, or is God a delusion? How should an informed believer read Genesis? If God exists, why is there so much injustice and suffering? Are human beings a part of nature or elevated above it? What is man's destiny? Is everything a matter of chance or can we discern purpose in human existence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his treatment of evolution, Cardinal Sch nborn distinguishes the biological theory from evolutionism, the ideology that tries to reduce all of reality to mindless, meaningless processes. He argues that science and a rationally grounded faith are not at odds and that what many people represent as science is really a set of philosophical positions that will not withstand critical scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChance or Purpose?\u003c\/i\u003e directly raises the philosophical and theological issues many scientists today overlook or ignore. The result is a vigorous, frank dialogue that acknowledges the respective insights of the philosopher, the theologian and the scientist, but which calls on them to listen and to learn from each another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621641797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Henry Taylor, Hubert Philipp Weber, Christoph Cardinal Schoenborn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289555603637,"sku":"9781621641797","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce0002cf-eca3-416d-ab17-c6b7bfef0cb4.jpg?v=1658201365","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chance-or-purpose-creation-evolution-and-a-rational-faith-9781621641797","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}