Author: Williams, Patricia A.
Title: Doing without Adam and Eve : Sociobiology and Original Sin
Description: Minneapolis, Fortress Press, (2001). orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, xvii,227 pp. PAPERBACK.. ISBN: 9780800632854. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Focusing on the Genesis 2 and 3 account, Williams shows how its " historical" interpretation in early Christianity not only misread the text but derived an idea of being human profoundly at odds with experience and contemporary science. After gauging Christianity's several competing notions of human nature -- Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox -- against contemporary biology, Williams turns to sociobiological accounts of the evolution of human dispositions toward reciprocity and limited cooperation as a source of human good and evil. From this vantage point she offers new interpretations of evil, sin, and the Christian doctrine of atonement. Williams's work, frank in its assessment of traditional misunderstandings, challenges theologians and all Christians to reassess the roots and branches of this linchpin doctrine" - publisher's description.

Keywords: 9780800632854 Christian Theology, Biblical Criticism, Genesis, Old Testament, Original Sin, , , ,