Martin Luther King Jr. and Ernest Everett Just - on evolution of ethical behavior

Alternative Title

MLK Jr. and E. E. Just - on evolution of ethical behavior

Authors

Theodore WalkerFollow

Publication Date

1-20-2020

Abstract

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. prescribed an evolutionary advance in ethical behavior: the total “abolition of poverty” and the abolition of war throughout “the world house.” Cell biologist Ernest Everett Just advanced the idea that human ethical behavior evolved from cellular origins.

Also, astrobiologists Chandra Wickramasinghe and Sir Fred Hoyle advanced the idea of cosmic biology, including stellar evolution and cosmic evolution. From cells to humans to stars and cosmology, evolutionary natural science converges with natural theology.

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Martin Luther King Jr., Ernest Everett Just, ethical behavior, evolution, cellular evolution, human evolution, Chandra Wickramasinghe, Fred Hoyle, stellar evolution, cosmic evolution, natural theology

Disciplines

Cell and Developmental Biology | Digital Humanities | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Ethics and Political Philosophy | Ethics in Religion | Evolution | History of Philosophy | History of Religion | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Intellectual History | Life Sciences | Natural Law | Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Philosophy of Science | Religion | Religion Law | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion | United States History

Notes

This deliberation is a 20 January 2020 celebration of both 2020 MLK Jr. Day and Chandra Wickramasinghe’s 81^st birthday.

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Walker, Theodore, "Martin Luther King Jr. and Ernest Everett Just - on evolution of ethical behavior" (2020). Perkins Faculty Research and Special Events. 22.
https://scholar.smu.edu/theology_research/22