God, Evil, and the Problem of Natual Theology
New Masters Course, April 20-27th, 30 credits.
Contact Nicolahc@laidlaw.ac.nz
Taught by Dr. Nicola Hoggard Creegan
In 2009 the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s Origin of Species. This course will examine on the one hand the expanded vision of creation afforded by an evolutionary perspective, and on the other hand the difficulties that Darwin’s theory has raised for faith, and in particular the theodicy problem; how are evolutionary mechanisms consistent with a loving and providential God? Why would a loving God of the evolutionary process allow animal suffering and predation? The paper will discuss methods in the science/theology interface, and ways of examining natural theology which give due weight to the intimate association of Creator and creation in Spirit and Christ.
