Written and revised over the past three years, Creation through Evolution contains ten new essays that directly respond to the most common philosophical and theological objections put forward by Catholics who are skeptical about evolutionary theory. Significantly, the authors use the conceptual framework of St. Thomas Aquinas as a starting point to engage in the faith and science dialogue and they take the Catechism of the Catholic Church as their starting point. The contributors believe that the solutions proposed by these essays to the disputed questions raised by skeptics are novel and robust. The contents of the essays were presented at colloquia at the University of Oxford and Providence College and were revised in response to criticisms and comments raised by the other participants at these meetings. The chapters were written to respond to Catholic skeptics of Darwinian evolution. They are meant to be read not only by scholars but also by graduate and undergraduate students. Creation through Evolution will be of interest to the informed Catholic reader who is struggling to reconcile evolutionary theory with the claims of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. "As we all know, there are countless books out there on the subject of Christianity and evolutionary theory, and even several dedicated to Thomism’s voice in this conversation in particular. The unique contribution of this volume derives from its collaborative nature and the consequent depth of penetration that this afforded the contributors in probing their respective subjects. Bringing together an impressive array of scholars who are trained in Thomism and practice across many disciplines, this book covers a wider scope of issues and more expertly than any single scholar could achieve independently."―Matthew Ramage, author of From the Dust of the Earth: Benedict XVI, the Bible, and The Theory of Evolution "It would be hard today to find a set of issues that poses a greater intellectual challenge to Christian confession and proclamation than those ably addressed by the contributors to this authoritative volume. Many people have been led to believe that, on a range of issues, evolutionary science has rendered obsolete basic Catholic doctrines on God's causality in creation, on human nature, human origins, and original sin, on soteriology and anthropology, on the moral life and on the life to come, and generally on divine purpose in the beginning and end of the universe. The authors not only refute these assumptions but convincingly demonstrate that many important elements of evolutionary science can be seen to be fully consistent with Catholic faith. Without hesitation I can state that this book will prove indispensable for scientists, philosophers, theologians, and anyone teaching or studying these issues."―Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, OP, Vatican City "This volume brings together contributions from an impressive group of philosophers, scientists, and theologians. They do not shrink from tackling the toughest questions about creation and evolution, and they strive to be both faithful to the Scriptures and the Catholic intellectual tradition (especially Thomism) and responsible in their approach to the scientific data and current theories. The contributors bring both creativity and logical exactitude to the task. This is a model how to engage in the dialogue between science and theology."―Robert C. Koons, University of Texas at Austin "Fr. Austriaco’s anthology provides a sustained defense of the compatibility of the theory of evolution not only with Catholic doctrine in general, but also with a Thomistic philosophy and theology of nature. As such, it provides a useful summary of, and a valuable addition to, what has previously been written on topics ranging from the metaphysics of speciation to the historicity of Adam and Eve."―Kenneth W. Kemp, author of The Origins of Catholic Evolutionism, 1831-1950 Nicanor Austriaco, OP, is professor of biological sciences and professor of sacred theology at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and the author of Biomedicine and Beatitude: An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics, second edition .