Anthropology is the study of mankind (or humankind to be politically correct). Theology is the study of the nature of God and religious belief. Charles Darwin was a nineteenth century, English anthropologist known for his theory of evolution. Another not so well-known Charles, Charles Spurgeon, also practiced in England at that same time. He was a well-known theologist, to those who follow that kind of stuff. This week in our small group, we talked about how anthropology and theology either collide or overlap. I was hoping to find a Youtube video of Darwin and Spurgeon duking it out behind their lecterns, but apparently Youtube deleted all their 19th century videos. Here's the best our group could come up with: If anthropology is the study of man, and theology is the study of God, we can just study Jesus, since we believe He is fully both. If the idea interests you, I did find this video featuring Dr. Mark Cortez from Wheaton College talking about how the study of man and the study of God relate to some current-day issues.
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