Pope argues that knowledge of evolution, properly interpreted, is compatible with Christian faith and morality.
General editor's preface xiAcknowledgments xiiIntroduction 1Evolution and religion 8The indifference of Christian ethics to human evolution 32Varieties of reductionism 56Faith, creation, and evolution 76Chance and purpose in evolution 111Human nature and human flourishing 129Freedom and responsibility 158Human dignity and common descent 188Christian love and evolutionary altruism 214The natural roots of morality 250Natural law in an evolutionary context 268Sex, marriage, and family 297Bibliography 320Index of scriptural citations 346Index of names and subjects 348