INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM ON EVOLUTION, ORIGINAL SIN, AND THE FALL

This is an introduction to the Symposium on “Evolution, Original Sin, and Fall,” which has been designed as a thematic section for Zygon: Journal of Religion Science. The investigates enduring question whether hamartiology (the theological study sin) compatible with evolutionary theory. We trace origins this debate between Modernists Traditionalists at turn previous century. Our contributors make headway in these discussions by delving into details, namely, asking hamartiological views particular theologians, such Augustine or Aquinas, can be reconciled specific aspects They also extend novel directions through application critical race theory literary science shed new light origin transmission original sin.