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The evolutionary process seems to reflect at the very least a directionality "A general trend toward greater complexity, responsiveness, and awareness" (Barbour 1990, p. 172). Even Jacques Monod (studiously avoiding the term teleology) will admit in this a "teleonomy" that attends all evolutionary biology in reproductive invariance and structural teleonomy.

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The Argument from Design: What is at Stake Theologically?

Contemporary Forms: Intelligibility and Suitability for the Emergence of Life

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	The Scientific Revolution: Challenges and New Forms
	18th and 19th Centuries: New Form and New Challenges
	20th Century: New Forms and New Challenges
	Conclusion: What is at Stake Theologically?
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Anna Case-Winters

A revised version of this paper was published in Zygon, March 2000, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 69-81.

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