Geboren 1943; 1961-68 Studium der Ev. Theologie und Germanistik; 1968 Promotion; 1972 Habilitation; 1975-78 Gymnasiallehrer, 1978-80 Professor an der Universität Kopenhagen; 1980-2006 Professor in Heidelberg; 2006 Pensionierung; Mitglied der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften.
In the tradition of Karl Rahner and Teilhard de Chardin, this book from renowned New Testament scholar Gerd Theissen daringly probes the innermost sanctuaries of the biblical tradition through the lens of evolutionary theory. Without associating evolution with a nave optimism about progress, Theissen shows how a thorough examination of the "cultural evolution" of the Christian faith can yield glimmers of a possible goal of history: "complete adaptation to the reality of God."
