Human uniqueness: debates in science and theology

Eric Priest

doi:10.1111/zygo.12901

Human uniqueness: debates in science and theology

Eric Priest^*

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Abstract

In both science and theology, there has been a revolution in our understanding of the nature of human uniqueness. As a background to this Symposium on the subject, a summary is here given of the history of Homo sapiens that is being revealed by fossil, archaeological, and genetic evidence. This is followed by a description of some of the distinctive characteristics of humans that have been proposed in the past, such as language, tool use, self-consciousness, art, and culture. Ideas from theology and philosophy that are salient for the dialogue with science are then mentioned, together with a summary of the scientific and theological insights on uniqueness from contributors to this Symposium in Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	384-404
Number of pages	21
Journal	Zygon
Volume	58
Issue number	2
Early online date	4 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12901
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2023

Keywords

Cultural evolution
Evolution
Genetics
Homo sapiens
Human characteristics
Human nature
Human uniqueness
Science
Theology and science

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