Does Evolution Contradict Christianity?
It seems like Christianity should be compatible with evolutionary theory — after all, many churches (including the Catholic Church) and many Christians accept evolution as scientifically accurate. In fact many of the scientists who study evolution label themselves as Christians. Fundamentalists who argue against such accommodation, though, insist that belief in evolution undermines the Christian faith. Do they have a point and if so, what in Christianity is contradicted by evolution? Sin and Faith The central message of Christianity is that Jesus’ death and resurrection pays for our sins — we deserve death and eternal punishment, but Jesus paid the price for us. To paraphrase Paul: without that, the Christian faith is in vain. Without these sins, there would be no need for Jesus to be punished and killed. The question then becomes: is this notion of sin tenable from a naturalistic perspective? We have to approach it from a naturalistic perspective because our central question involves
