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This work aims to reconcile the traditional conflict between creation and evolution through a relational framework.

March 22, 2026Open Access

Creation as Generative Evolution: A Unified Account of Divine Action and Biological Emergence

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The paper argues for a unified understanding of creation and evolution, preserving divine action and natural processes in humanity's development.

This work aims to reconcile the traditional conflict between creation and evolution through a relational framework.
Analyzes the conceptual conflict between instantaneous creation and gradual evolution.
Explores generative and relation-first ontology as a philosophical basis.
Investigates the implications of personhood in the context of divine action and evolution.
Establishes that creation and evolution represent different perspectives on a singular unfolding reality.
Argues that evolution functions as the mechanism making creation tangible and real.
Demonstrates that human beings, as relational entities, can only be created through generative processes.

Denis Bailey (2026) studied this question.

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The paper argues for a unified understanding of creation and evolution, preserving divine action and natural processes in humanity's development.