The following is from Pastor Tim Rauk, of WoodDale Evangelical Lutheran Church (St. Louis). Upon blogging my name, I was surprised to find my name on a list of “looneys” because I happen to believe that the story of Creation and evolution are not contradictory. Upon reading your blog site, you seemed interested in hearing […]
Mike Beidler wrote this series for publication in the Biologos forum. We are republishing it here. Mike previously contributed this Declaration of Evangelical Indepence from the Anti-Evolutionists on this evolving creation site. He is also an admin of our Celebrating Creation through Natural Selection facebook discussion group and a contributor to our Celebrating Evolving Creation […]
I wrote this in a facebook forum where people discuss the implications of science on their religious faith. Naturally, the topic of Genesis comes up frequently, because a literal reading of Genesis seems to contradict so much of what we know about the universe through science. Christianity does have a long tradition of not […]
The following review was written by Joe Childers. Joe is a science educator and an evangelical Christian. I’d like to recommend the book “The Fourth Day: What the Bible and the Heavens are Telling Us About the Creation” by Howard van Till and to discuss a concept that he describes better than any other author […]
I’ve been referred to as a “heretic” and an “apostate” on a number of occasions, because I accept evolution as science and as a part of Gods creation. I find this ironic as much of the anti-evolutionary and particularly young-earth doctrines and interpretations are very recent additions to Christianity. Anti-evolutionary ideas are not accepted by […]
Scriptures suggests that we should look to Gods’ creation to help understand God. This is a view that has been held by generations of theologians, scientists and lay people. This has sometimes been described as the ”two books” doctrine. This doctrine holds that we have at least two witnesses to God, the Bible words, inspired […]
by Commander Mike Beidler, with apologies to Thomas Jefferson. Original here In the BODY OF CHRIST, February 26, 2010. The unanimous declaration of theistic evolutionists in the Evangelical Christian community. When, in the course of Christian history, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the doctrinal bonds which have connected them with another, and […]
God created a dynamic system of creation that continues to adapt. That speaks of a God more powerful than one who created and then stopped.
Review of “The Bible, Rocks and Time” (reviewed by Dr. James F. McGrath, Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University, Indianapolis.) Saying that by Davis A. Young and Ralph F. Stearley (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2008) is probably the best book of its kind would not be saying enough, […]
Joshua M. Moritz, PhD, is Lecturer of Philosophical Theology and the Natural Sciences at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco, and Managing Editor of the journal Theology and Science. He has graciously granted us permission to share this with you. Lecture 06: The Sectarian Origins […]
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