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Cardinal Christoph Schnborn's article on evolution and creation in The New York Times launched an international controversy. Critics charged him with biblical literalism and creationism .
In this book, Cardinal Schnborn responds to his critics by tackling the hard questions with a carefully reasoned theology of creation . Can we still speak intelligently of the world as creation and affirm the existence of the Creator, or is God a delusion ? How should an informed believer read Genesis? If God exists, why is there so much injustice and suffering? Are human beings a part of nature or elevated above it? What is man's destiny? Is everything a matter of chance or can we discern purpose in human existence?
In his treatment of evolution, Cardinal Schnborn distinguishes the biological theory from evolutionism , the ideology that tries to reduce all of reality to mindless, meaningless processes. He argues that science and a rationally grounded faith are not at odds and that what many people represent as science is really a set of philosophical positions that will not withstand critical scrutiny.
Chance or Purpose? directly raises the philosophical and theological issues many scientists today overlook or ignore. The result is a vigorous, frank dialogue that acknowledges the respective insights of the philosopher, the theologian and the scientist, but which calls on them to listen and to learn from each another.
