A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
Peter Enns asks what Christian theology should do when evolutionary history does not yield a single first human pair in the traditional sense. Its Atlas value is its focus on the theological consequences, not merely the age of the earth.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It moves beyond the false choice between rejecting evolution and abandoning Christian thought. The book focuses on the theological work that begins after the scientific question is taken seriously.
Good starting place if…
You accept evolution—or suspect you should—but do not yet know what that means for Adam, sin, Paul, and inherited Christian theology.
Know before you begin…
Enns writes from a progressive Christian and historical-critical perspective. His proposals about Paul and Adam are constructive theology rather than a settled scientific or ecclesial consensus, and his informal style can sound dismissive of conservative readings.