Through a careful engagement with evolutionary and psychological literature, this study argues that tendencies towards vice are, more often than not, distortions of the very virtues that are capable of making us good.
Through a careful engagement with evolutionary and psychological literature, this study argues that tendencies towards vice are, more often than not, distortions of the very virtues that are capable of making us good.
Celia Deane-Drummond is Senior Fellow and Director of the Laudato Si' Research Institute at Campion Hall, University of Oxford. Prior to this appointment she was Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Theology, Science, and Human Flourishing at the University of Notre Dame, USA. She holds two doctorates, one in plant physiology and one in systematic theology. Her research work is at the intersection of theology, ethics and the biological and evolutionary sciences. She is a well established internationally renowned speaker and leader in the field and has published hundreds of book chapters and scholarly articles as well as numerous academic books and edited volumes alongside more pedagogical materials.
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Taking Soundings: An Introduction to Background Themes in Theology and the Evolution of Im(morality) 1: Original Sin 2: Paul Ricoeur on Evil 3: Selfishness and Pride 4: Violence and Cruelty 5: Anger and Injustice 6: Greed, Envy, and Gluttony 7: Deception, Lying, and Lust 8: Despair, Anxiety, and Sloth The Search for Shadow Sophia Afterword: Redeeming Sin Bibliography Index
Taking Soundings: An Introduction to Background Themes in Theology and the Evolution of Im(morality) 1: Original Sin 2: Paul Ricoeur on Evil 3: Selfishness and Pride 4: Violence and Cruelty 5: Anger and Injustice 6: Greed, Envy, and Gluttony 7: Deception, Lying, and Lust 8: Despair, Anxiety, and Sloth The Search for Shadow Sophia Afterword: Redeeming Sin Bibliography Index
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