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- Title
TEILHARD, THE SIX PROPOSITIONS, AND HUMAN ORIGINS: A RESPONSE: with Kenneth W. Kemp, "Teilhard de Chardin, the 'Six Propositions,' and the Holy Office"; and David Grumett, "Teilhard, the Six Propositions, and Human Origins: A Response.".
- Authors
Grumett, David
- Abstract
Recent archival research has uncovered material that usefully explains why the French Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was required to remain in China for so long, despite assenting to the Six Propositions. However, the context in Rome, existing narrative evidence, and aspects of the archival evidence make it more likely than not that the Holy Office had a role in his silencing. Proposition 4 advocated monogenism, whereas Teilhard was developing a monophyletic understanding of human origins, which is consistent with recent attempts to situate Adam and Eve within an evolutionary account of these. The content of Proposition 4 exceeded existing magisterial teaching and requiring Teilhard's subscription to it suppressed legitimate theological debate.
- Subjects
INQUISITION; HUMAN origins; TEILHARD de Chardin, Pierre, 1881-1955; ORIGIN of life; ARCHIVAL research; ORIGINAL sin
- Publication
Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science, 2019, Vol 54, Issue 4, p954
- ISSN
0591-2385
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/zygo.12552