Dimensions
135 x 203 x 24mm
Evolution is not as simple as Darwin vs. Creationists. In fact, there is a growing spectrum of beliefs, many of which understand evolution in spritual terms. As the influential Executive Editor of EnlightenNext magazine, Carter Phipps has made it his business to chart the emerging theories in both science and spirituality that are causing us to redefine the nature of the evolutionary process.
This book will be a guide to those exciting progressive evolutionary theories that are rethinking our conclusions about where we come from, who we are, and where we might be going. Is evolution spiritually directed? Are humans evolving toward the divine? Yes, there are still those who say it's all a cosmic accident and that's the end of it, and those who say it's all perfectly planned by God and that's the end of it. But somewhere in between, there are exciting new ideas that are destined to shake the foundations of the way we understand life in the twenty-first century.
. Identifying twelve distinct streams or schools of evolutionary thought, Phipps paints a much more interesting, more challenging, and most importantly, more accurate picture of how evolution is being perceived in the spiritual, philosophical, and scientific circles that are helping define the leading edge of contemporary culture. From the gene-driven materialism of Neo-Darwinists like Richard Dawkins, to the mathematical insights of Complexity Theorists like Stuart Kauffman, to the cosmically inspired passion of Conscious Evolutionists like Brian Swimme, Phipps takes readers on a compelling journey through a broad spectrum of worldviews.
