Divine Logoi, Platonic Biology, & the Orthodox Re-Enchantment of Evolution: Are evolutionary biology and the Orthodox Faith an impossible combination?

About this episode

Dr. Joshua Moritz discusses the distinctions between materialist evolution and Platonic Biology in relation to Orthodox Theology.

In the Spring Lecture for the St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought & Culture, Dr. Joshua Moritz unpacks the real and large distinctions between materialist evolution and the emerging science of Platonic Biology, and how Orthodox Theology fits into this.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Cyril Jenkins

Guest: Dr. Joshua Moritz

Topics covered

• evolutionary biology
• Orthodox Faith
• Platonic Biology
• materialist evolution
• Orthodox Theology

Keywords

• evolution
• Orthodox Faith
• Platonic Biology
• materialism
• theology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought & Culture, Orthodox Theology

Books & works: Divine Logoi, Platonic Biology, & the Orthodox Re-Enchantment of Evolution

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