ZYGO Zygon® 0591-2385 1467-9744 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2010.01142.x CONSTRUCTING A THEOLOGY OF EVOLUTION: BUILDING ON JOHN HAUGHT Peters Ted 02 12 2010 45 4 10.1111/zygo.2010.45.issue-4 921 937 © 2010 by the Joint Publication Board of Zygon

The construction of a distinctively Christian “theology of evolution” or “theistic evolution” requires the incorporation of the science of evolutionary biology while building a more comprehensive worldview within which all things are understood in relation to our creating and redeeming God. In the form of theses, this article brings four support pillars to the constructive work: (1) orienting evolutionary history to the God of grace; (2) affirming purpose for nature even if we cannot see purpose in nature; (3) employing the theology of the cross to discern divine compassion in the natural world; and (4) relying on the divine promise of new creation. Among other things, John Haught's blueprint has located the pedestals on which these pillars will stand. For this groundwork, Haught deserves thanks.

 eschatology evolution God John Haught purpose suffering theistic evolution theology of the cross Arnould, Jacques, O.P.2009. God vs Darwin. Trans. DawnColsey. Adelaide , South Australia : ATF. Ayala, Francisco J.2000. “Darwin and the Teleology of Nature.”  In Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose, ed. John F.Haught, 18–41. Washington , D.C. : Georgetown Univ. Press. Ayala, Francisco J.2007. Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion. Washington , D.C. : Joseph Henry Press. Barbour, Ian G.1998. “Five Models of God and Evolution.”  In Evolutionary and Molecular Biology: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action, ed. RobertJohn Russell, WilliamR.Stoeger, S.J., and Francisco J.Ayala, 419–42. Vatican City State : Vatican Observatory Publications, and Berkeley , Calif. : Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Bowler, Peter J.2007. Monkey Trials and Gorilla Sermons: Evolution and Christianity from Darwin to Intelligent Design. Cambridge , Mass. , and London : Harvard Univ. Press. Darwin, Charles. [1859] 1964. On the Origin of Species. Cambridge : Harvard Univ. Press. Deane‐Drummond, Celia E.2000. Creation through Wisdom: Theology and the New Biology. Edinburgh : T & T Clark. Dennett, Daniel C.1995. Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life. New York : Simon and Schuster. Dowd, Michael. 2007. Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World. New York : Viking. Drees, Willem B.1998. “Evolutionary Naturalism and Religion.”  In Evolutionary and Molecular Biology: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action, ed. RobertJohn Russell, WilliamR.Stoeger, S.J., and Francisco J.Ayala, 303–28. Vatican City State : Vatican Observatory Publications, and Berkeley , Calif. : Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Edwards, Denis. 1999. The God of Evolution: A Trinitarian Theology. New York : Paulist. Gregersen, Niels Henrik. 2006. “The Complexification of Nature: Supplementing the Neo‐Darwinian Paradigm?”Theology and Science  4:5–32. Haught, John F.1993. The Promise of Nature: Ecology and Cosmic Purpose. New York : Paulist. Haught, John F.2000. God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution. Boulder , Colo. : Westview. Haught, John F.2001. Responses to 101 Questions on God and Evolution. New York : Paulist. Haught, John F.2003. Deeper Than Darwin: The Prospect for Religion in the Age of Evolution. Boulder , Colo. : Westview. Haught, John F.2007. Christianity and Science: Toward a Theology of Nature. Maryknoll , N.Y. : Orbis. Hefner, Philip. 1993. The Human Factor: Evolution, Culture, and Religion. Minneapolis : Fortress. Hefner, Philip. 1998. “Biocultural Evolution: A Clue to the Meaning of Nature.”  In Evolutionary and Molecular Biology: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action, ed. RobertJohn Russell, WilliamR.Stoeger, S.J., and Francisco J.Ayala, 329–56. Vatican City State : Vatican Observatory Publications, and Berkeley , Calif. : Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Lancaster, Sarah. 2005. “Capable of God: Evolution and New Creation.”Theology and Science  , 3 (2): 179–96. Murphy, George L.2002. “Cosmology, Evolution, and Biotechnology.”  In Bridging Science and Religion, ed. TedPeters and GaymonBennett, 196–212. London : SCM Press. Murphy, George L.2003. The Cosmos in Light of the Cross. Harrisburg , Pa. : Trinity Press International. Murry, William R.2009. “Natural Faith: How Darwinian Evolution Has Transformed Liberal Religion.”  UUWorld (Spring): 27–29. Pannenberg, Wolfhart. 19701971. Basic Questions in Theology. 2 vols. Trans. George H.Kehm. Minneapolis : Fortress. Peacocke, Arthur. 1998. “Biological Evolution—A Positive Theological Appraisal.”  In Evolutionary and Molecular Biology: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action, ed. RobertJohn Russell, WilliamR.Stoeger, S.J., and Francisco J.Ayala, 357–76. Vatican City State : Vatican Observatory Publications, and Berkeley , Calif. : Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Peters, Ted. 2005. “Natural Theology versus Theology of Nature.”Theology and Science  3:1–2. Peters, Ted, and MartinezHewlett. 2003. Evolution from Creation to New Creation: Conflict, Conversation, and Convergence. Nashville , Tenn. : Abingdon. Peters, Ted. 2006. Can You Believe in God and Evolution? A Guide for the Perplexed. Nashville , Tenn. : Abingdon. Peters, Ted. 2009. Theological and Scientific Commentary on Darwin's Origin of Species. Nashville , Tenn. : Abingdon. Polkinghorne, John. 2008. “Evolution.”  In Religion Past and Present, ed. HansDieter Betz, Don S.Browning, BerndJanowski, and EberhardJüngel, IV:707–8. Leiden and Boston : Brill. Rahner, Karl. 1988. “Natural Science and Reasonable Faith.”  In Theological InvestigationsXXI:16–55. New York: Crossroad. Russell, Robert John. 2006. Cosmology, Evolution, and Resurrection Hope: Theology and Science in Creative Mutual Interaction  , ed. Carl S.Helrichon behalf of the Fifth Annual Goshen Conference on Religion and Science. Kitchener , Ontario : Pandora, and Adelaide, South Australia : ATF. Russell, Robert John. 2008. Cosmology from Alpha to Omega: The Creative Mutual Interaction of Theology and Science. Minneapolis : Fortress. Soskice, Janet Martin. 2000. “The Ends of Man and the Future of God.”  In The End of the World and the Ends of God, ed. JohnPolkinghorne and MichaelWelker, 78–87. Harrisburg , Pa. : Trinity Press International. Tennyson, Alfred Lord. 1850. In Memoriam A. H. H  , Canto 56. http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/books/tennyson/tennyson04.html#56.