Religion and evolution
(..) we need to reconsider religion in light of evolution, hence the revolution of evolution. (..) taking evolution seriously deepens and challenges our understanding of the ecological crisis, as well as the responses to this crisis from within religions. For some, this approach may not be sufficiently religious, and not adequately theological. However and in contrast, to engage with evolution is to move towards novel modes of understanding, including that of religion. Understanding evolution can strengthen, rather than diminish, the role religious consciousness plays. However, religions in their current form may not be equipped to respond either to the ecological crisis or to accept the phenomenon of evolution (cursivering Tom Kroon). Nonetheless, we are reminded that humans are but a moment of Earth, maybe even a glorious one, in a drama of four and one-half billion years. And Earth is but one planet, in one galaxy, within one solar system, within six million others galaxies. And all this is in a universe dominated by dark matter and dark energy, within an expanding fabric of space and time, of approximately thirteen billion years and counting. Is it possible to think that our religious traditions are the reference points for all this reality? (Cursivering id.)
Eaton H. The Revolution of Evolution (2007). In: Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion 11, 1, Spring 2007, 6-31.
