Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation?: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos (Biologos Books on Science and Christianity)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (904 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830852921 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"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 and BioLogos, scientists and theologians from two organizations, Reasons to Believe (RTB) and BioLogos, and scholars from Southern Baptist seminarie. 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 and BioLogos, scientists and theologians from two organizations, Reasons to Believe (RTB) and BioLogos, and scholars from Southern Baptist seminarie. Kirk R. MacGregor said Outstanding presentation of Christian positions on biological origins. 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 biblical interpretation, the identity of Adam and Eve, natural evil, the scientific method, and the geological, fossil, biological, and anthropological
He and his wife Penny live in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and have a son and daughter and three grandchildren.J. (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. For over thirty years, Keathley has served in a variety of roles in churches throughout Missouri, Louisiana, the Carolinas, and Virginia, including youth pastor, interim pastor, or senior
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. But they are divided over how God created and whether the Bible gives us a scientifically accurate account of the process of creation. 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 age of the earth. This book is the result of those meetings. Chris
For over thirty years, Keathley has served in a variety of roles in churches throughout Missouri, Louisiana, the Carolinas, and Virginia, including youth pastor, interim pastor, or senior pastor. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture and as a professor of theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Before teaching at Southeastern, he served two years at Midwestern Baptist Seminary and almost six years at New Orleans Baptist Seminary as both an administrator and professor. 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