Book Review – Theistic Evolution, Intro #2
February 24, 2018
Biblical and Theological Introduction Wayne Grudem writes the second Intro, providing insight into the perspective of the book’s authors on the Biblical and Theological issues. He defines the debate in which the book engages as primarily about the proper interpretation of Genesis, and how various “improper” interpretations of the Biblical Creation accounts impact Christian doctrines. […]
Book Review – Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique
January 27, 2018
Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique Ed. Moreland/Meyer/Shaw/Gauger/Grudem Crossway Scientific and Philosophical Introduction Notes: *Due to the size of this book, I will be reviewing each section or chapter as I go. *Much of the contents of Meyer’s essay is repeated in his section on Intelligent Design (ID) in the book Four Views […]
Science
January 23, 2017
There is a wide range of beliefs about science represented within the Christian community. Here is a place to explore the best thinking on the subject of the integration of science and faith. For starters, I recommend the following: Origins Reading Genesis 1 & 2: An Evangelical Conversation, Edited by J. Daryl Charles The Language […]
Book Review – Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design
November 27, 2017
An update to Zondervan’s Counterpoints: Bible & Theology series, this book contains essays from the leaders of the four main “origins” positions within Christianity. The format is standard Counterpoints format: Essay, 3 Responses, Rejoinder. Ken Ham begins with his signature fanatical interpretation of Genesis as applied to the immorality in current culture and the evangelical […]
Book Review – Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation? Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos
November 19, 2017
This book documents a dialog about origins that has been on going between the SBC, Reasons to Believe (RTB) and BioLogos since 2013. The purpose of the dialog was not necessarily to persuade the others to one point of view or another, but to clarify the similarities and differences between RTB and BioLogos. As a […]
Book Review – Deliver Us From Evolution?
November 12, 2017
This is a self-published book, and is not in standard e-book format. Nonetheless, I was able to read it from my Kindle, and it is entirely free of typos and grammatical errors (at least I didn’t notice any). The author, Aaron Yilmaz, is a degreed biologist (BS, Oakland University, MS, University of St. Joseph Connecticut), […]
Book Review – Evolution and the Fall
November 5, 2017
Evolution And the Fall, edited by William T. Cavanaugh & James K.A. Smith This collection of essays addresses the apparent conflict between the increasingly credible evidence for evolution and the Biblical doctrine of the Fall. The contributors are cross-denominational Christian theologians, ethicists, and philosophers; there is one scientist (biology) and one historian. One of the […]
Book Review – Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture After Genetic Science
February 19, 2017
Two world-class scholars, biologist Dennis Venema (Ph.D, University of British Columbia) and theologian Scot McKnight (Ph.D, University of Nottingham) team up to provide a defense for the compatibility of God and evolution in the book Adam and the Genome. Their shared thesis is that God and evolution are not necessarily mutually exclusive, that it is […]
How I Changed My Mind About Evolution
February 26, 2017
The authors of Adam and the Genome each share their personal story about how they came to believe that God could have created via evolution. In fact, their stories are included in the book How I Changed My Mind About Evolution: Evangelicals Reflect on Faith and Science. Here is my story: Although my father was […]
You Can Believe in God and Evolution Too
February 27, 2017
I’ve blogged elsewhere about my personal journey to acceptance of evolution, and about the books that I’ve found helpful along the way. To accept the Truth of both evolution and a divine Creator, we must think differently about some things. First, we must engage the possibility that God uses evolutionary processes to create and sustain […]