Simmel and genesis: The creation, sociation and fall of man

The author applies the theory of sociation among "dyads '' and "triads'' of the German sociologist, Georg Simmel, to the text of Genesis, Chapters 1-3 . He contrasts the static character of the First Creation story with the so cially active Second Creation narrative. He argues that the Fall was necess arily implied by the number of interacting figures inserted within the Seco nd Creation narrative. He also suggests that modern social theory has funda mental theological implications, but is not necessarily reductionistic. He argues instead that the formal properties of Simmel's social theory mirror the substance of ancient religious narratives.