Catholic Eschatology and Evolutionism

Abstract

Evolutionism” is a scientific theory rooted in Darwin’s attempt to explain the origins and diversification of species. “Eschatology”, instead refers to a systematic and theological reflection on the meaning of history, “ultimate meaning and end of all things”. Are the two related? And precisely can Catholic eschatology make sense to a beholder of the evolutionist theory? How does one explain Catholic eschatology to an evolutionist?