Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation?: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos (Biologos Books on Science and Christianity)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830852921 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has also been a philosophy professor and academic administrator, and he frequently speaks to churches and other groups on the intersection of science and Christianity. B. (Jim) Stump (PhD, Boston University) is senior editor at BioLogos, where he oversees the development of new content and curates existing content for the BioLogos website and print materials. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture and as a professor
But they are divided over how God created and whether the Bible gives us a scientifically accurate account of the process of creation. Moderated by Southern Baptist seminary professors, the discussion between Reasons to Believe and BioLogos touches on many of the pressing debates in science and faith, including biblical authority, the historicity of Adam and Eve, human genetics and common descent, the problem of natural evil, and methodological naturalism. This book is the result of those meetings. Representatives of two prominent positionsold earth creation (Reasons to Believe) and evolutionary creation (BioLogos)have been in dialogue over the past decade to understand where they agree and disagree on key issues in science and theology. Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation? invites readers to listen in as Christian scholars weigh the evidence, explore the options, and challenge each other on the questions of creation and evolution. Christians confess that God created the heavens and the earth. While both organizations agree that God created the universe billions of years ago, their differences reveal that far more is at stake here than just the a
He has published several books, including 40 Questions on Creation (with Mark Rooker) and Salvation and Sovereignty: A Molinist Approach. He is the author of Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues, coauthor of Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction and coeditor of How I Changed My Mind About Evolution and The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.Joe Aguirre is editor in chief at Reasons to Believe, an organization in the Los Angeles area that spreads the gospel by demonstrating that sound reason and scientific researchincluding the very latest discoveriesconsistently support, rather than erode, confidence in the truth of the Bible and faith in the personal, transcendent God revealed in both Scripture and nature. For over thirty years, Keathley has served in a variety
Paul Mastin said A lively debate about origins. Among scientific topics, perhaps none is more contentious than the question of the origins of the universe and the emergence of life. We know about Christians who believe the world was created in literal "A lively debate about origins" according to Paul Mastin. Among scientific topics, perhaps none is more contentious than the question of the origins of the universe and the emergence of life. We know about Christians who believe the world was created in literal 2A lively debate about origins Paul Mastin Among scientific topics, perhaps none is more contentious than the question of the origins of the universe and the emergence of life. We know about Christians who believe the world was created in literal 24 hour days a few thousand years ago. But there are also Bible-believing Christians who believe a variety of other theories about origins. In Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe. hour days a few thousand years ago. But there are also Bible-believing Christians who believe a variety of other theories about origins. In Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe. A lively debate about origins Paul Mastin Among scientific topics, perhaps none is more contentious than the question of the origins of the universe and the emergence of life. We know about Christians who believe the world was created in literal 24 hour days a few thousand years ago. But there are also Bible-believing Christians who believe a variety of other theories about origins. In Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe. hour days a few thousand years ago. But there are also Bible-believing Christians who believe a variety of other theories about origins. In Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe. Outstanding presentation of Christian positions on biological origins Kirk R. MacGregor This book does an excellent job of fairly presenting the respective merits of old-earth creationism and evolutionary creationism. Its dialogue format allows representative advocates of each view (from Reasons to Believe and BioLogos) to present their case and charitably offer criticisms of the alternative view. The book clearly delineates to the reader the old-earth creationist and evolutionary creationist positions on bi