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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 : The Controversy About Evolution
The History of Modern Evolutionism: Basic Terms (“Evolution” and “Species”)
The Birth of the Evolutionary Paradigm in Modern Thought
Darwin and The Origin of Species
From Darwinism to Neo-Darwinism
CHAPTER 2 : From Biblical Creationism to Intelligent Design
From Biblical Creationism to Scientific Creationism
From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design
Elements of Intelligent Design Theory
The Limits of Evolution
The Arena of the Current Debate
The Emergence of Theistic Evolution in Western Culture
CHAPTER 3 : Early Statements of the Magisterium on Evolution
Genesis, Content, and Reception of the Synod of Cologne (1860)
The First Vatican Council (1870) and the Encyclical Arcanum (1880) of Leo XIII
CHAPTER 4 : The Rise of Catholic Evolutionism
George Mivart’s “Christian Evolutionism”
Mivart’s Departure from Catholic Orthodoxy
The Unknown Prohibition of Raffaello Caverni
Dalmace Leroy’s Idea of “Restricted Evolution”
The Intervention of the Congregation of the Index
John A. Zahm’s Advanced Concept of Theistic Evolution
The Release and Content of Evolution and Dogma
The Debate about the Book
Activities of the Congregation of the Index
The Campaign Against the Publication of the Decree
Evolutionist Elements in the Publications of Bishops G. Bonomelli and J.C. Hedley
CHAPTER 5 : The Pontifical Biblical Commission Decrees, 1905–1909
Origin and Content of the Decrees
The Significance of the Decree on the Historical Character of Genesis 1–3 (1909)
The Misinterpretation of the Decrees of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
The Alleged Invalidation of the Decrees of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
CHAPTER 6 : Evolution During the Pontificate of Pius XII
Departure from the Traditional Doctrine of Human Origins in Mainstream Theology
Humani Generis: Main Theses
Four Scientific Assumptions in the Dispute over the Origin of Man
CHAPTER 7 : The Evolutionary Vision of Teilhard de Chardin
Science
Philosophy
Theology
CHAPTER 8 : The Standpoint of Pope John Paul II
Early Statements
Address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (1996)
Reception of the Papal Address
CHAPTER 9 : The Current Theological Debate
A Document of the International Theological Commission: Communion and Stewardship (2004)
The Views of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI
The Article “Finding Design in Nature” by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (2005)
Catacheses of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, 2005–2006
The Conferences in Rome and the Current Lack of Consensus
Pope Francis’s Address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
CHAPTER 10 : Looking into the Past: Two Stages in Church Teaching on Evolution
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX: Two Views on the Origin of the Human Body
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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