Similarly, but with the Christian tradition, the British biochemist and Anglican priest, Sir Arthur Peacocke, has called cosmic evolution “Genesis for the third millennium.” He believes that “any theology—any attempt to relate God to all-th…24. Smocovitis, Unifying Biology, pp. 142–153: 148. Connie Barlow’s book of readings, Evolution Extended: Biological Debates on the Meaning of Life (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995), clearly shows these wider evolutionary themes.
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Arthur Peacocke
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Arthur Peacocke was a British biochemist and Anglican priest who attempted to reconcile evolutionary theology with Christian tradition by reframing cosmic evolution as a modern creation narrative. The course readings invoke him to suggest how scientific frameworks—particularly evolution—can be theologized or integrated into spiritual worldviews, positioning him as an example of how biology and metaphysics collide in contemporary thought. His work appears primarily as a reference point for understanding how scientists with religious commitments try to prevent theology from becoming "moribund" in the face of modern evolutionary science.
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