Jedność w wielości. Teoria ewolucji i wiara w ujęciu Tadeusza Wojciechowskiego

Abstract

The objective of the article is to recount the conclusions of the quest of T. Wojciechowski, who devoted the main part of his scientific work to bridging the gap between natural sciences, theology and philosophy. When speaking about the causes of difficulties in the reception of the theory of evolution by theology, he pointed at (1) taking advantage of Darwinism to fight with religion; (2) conservatism as a characteristic of human psyche; (3) the experience of “humiliation of the human” due to his inclusion in the natural world; (4) difficulties in distinguishing the myth and the revelation levels in the biblical text; (5) perceiving the inspired author as an astronomer or a naturalist. The conclusions point out that (1) the psychological context of the research has great significance to the interpretation of the data; (2) bringing the human closer to the animal world has made his special position in the nature manifest in a surprising way; (3) there is no contradiction between science and faith as they operate at different levels, the creator of which is the same God.