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You wrote:

“I guess my ignorance is going to show here, but I am trying to learn more. What is “theistic evolution”?”

Theistic evolution is the idea that God created man, but did it through an evolutionary process, over time, rather than in a special act of creation.

In other words, theistic evolutionists believe man exists because God wanted him to, but that he came into existence through a series of evolutionary changes that God put into motion.

This view is very popular among liberal Protestants, mainline Protestants, many Catholics, many Jews, etc.

“Thank you!”

I hope I helped.

Here is a good view of two Catholics on opposite sides of the fence on this issue (i.e. theistic evolution vs. traditional creationism).

And here is a similar things from the point of view.

All three men whose ideas are argued over above are Catholics by the way.