Evolutionary psychology has become a popular framework from which to study human development.
Evolutionary psychology has become a popular framework from which to study human development.
Traditionally, evangelical Christians have renounced any kind of evolutionary framework.
What are Christians to do with evolutionary psychology? Does a Christian have to stay away from research done within this framework?
Can findings be appropriated by Christians? To what degree can Christians engage this perspective?
What are the main ideas in evolutionary psychology?
The field of evolutionary psychology is based on the idea that human emotions and behaviors have been shaped by natural selection. According to evolutionary psychologists, the human brain evolved in response to specific problems that early humans faced.
What is Darwin’s theory of evolutionary psychology?
Evolutionary psychology is inspired by the work of Charles Darwin and applies his ideas of natural selection to the mind. Darwin’s theory argues that all living species, including humans, arrived at their current biological form through a historical process involving random inheritable changes.
