Aquinas 101 - Evolution and Christian Faith

Evolution and Christian Faith

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7 lessonsHow can we understand what is apparently random and left to chance in the physical world? Are creation and evolution compatible? In this course, we’ll examine the distinctions between primary and secondary causality, present a nuanced response to the question of evolution, and seek to understand randomness and chance in light of Divine Providence.

What you will learn

The underlying order in the physical world
Randomness, chance, and divine providence
The distinction between primary and secondary causality
A contemporary scientific account of the origins of life

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Course Content

Lesson 1: Is Nature Inherently Random?

Lesson 2: Can Modern Science Predict the Future?

Lesson 3: Are Creation and Evolution Compatible?

Lesson 4: God or Randomness? Wrong Question!

Lesson 5: Evolution, Natural Selection, and God's Causality

Lesson 6: How God Can Guide Random Events & Free Choices

Lesson 7: How Did Life on Earth Begin? A Contemporary Scientist Explains

Instructors

Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.Professor of Philosophy, Angelicum.

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.President and Associate Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Dominican House of Studies.

Prof. Karin Öberg, Ph.D.Professor of Astronomy and the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Natural Sciences, Harvard University. McDonald Agape Visiting Scholar, Dominican House of Studies.