http://biologos.org/resources/find/Essay/any/Creation & Origins,Science & Worldviews/sort-by-Newest?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication This is a custom feed of BioLogos resources. Make a new feed at http://biologos.org/resources/find en Copyright 2013 2013-06-18T19:07:20-08:00 http://biologos.org/essays/the-biologos-foundation-and-darwins-pious-idea?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/the-biologos-foundation-and-darwins-pious-idea?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this paper, theologian John Wesley Wright reviews Connor Cunningham's book Darwin's Pious Idea, a work that deeply explores the integration of Darwinian evolutionary theory and Christian faith. Darwin's Pious Idea, a work that deeply explores the integration of Darwinian evolutionary theory and Christian faith.]]> Wed, 19 Oct 11 13:50:46 -0700 John Wesley Wright http://biologos.org/essays/barriers-to-accepting-creation-by-an-evolutionary-process-I?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/barriers-to-accepting-creation-by-an-evolutionary-process-I?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Renowned Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke considers eleven barriers that prevent evangelical theologians from accepting evolution as a possible means of creation and what these barriers tell us about the tensions perceived by many Evangelicals between science and faith. Waltke's work was based on a survey sent to members of the Fellowship of Evangelical Seminary Presidents and their faculty. Mon, 02 May 11 19:04:27 -0700 Bruce Waltke http://biologos.org/essays/an-evangelical-geneticists-critique-of-reasons-to-believes-testable-creatio?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/an-evangelical-geneticists-critique-of-reasons-to-believes-testable-creatio?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Biologist and BioLogos Senior Fellow Denis Venema examines the interaction between RTB literature and several lines of genetics-based evidence for common ancestry. In so doing, he also addresses the scientific robustness and reliability of the RTB model. Mon, 02 May 11 19:02:57 -0700 Dennis Venema http://biologos.org/essays/accommodationist-and-proud-of-it?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/accommodationist-and-proud-of-it?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Science and religion scholar Michael Ruse gives a personal account of his experiences as an author and public speaker on the compatibility of Christianity and biological evolution. Mon, 02 May 11 18:53:59 -0700 Michael Ruse http://biologos.org/essays/how-does-the-biologos-model-need-to-address-concerns-about-science?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/how-does-the-biologos-model-need-to-address-concerns-about-science?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Many barriers to the acceptance of the BioLogos model by evangelical Christians arise from popular misconceptions about the nature of science and its relationship to God's action in our world. Mon, 02 May 11 18:42:01 -0700 Ard Louis http://biologos.org/essays/evolutionary-creation-a-christian-approach-to-evolution?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/evolutionary-creation-a-christian-approach-to-evolution?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Professor Denis Lamoureux presents the theory of evolutionary creation, which claims that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit created the universe and life through an ordained, sustained, and design-reflecting evolutionary process. The view of origins, says Lamoureux, fully embraces both the religious beliefs of biblical Christianity and the scientific theories of cosmological, geological, and biological evolution. Mon, 25 Apr 11 18:35:05 -0700 Denis Lamoureux http://biologos.org/essays/the-biblical-creation-in-its-ancient-near-eastern-context?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/the-biblical-creation-in-its-ancient-near-eastern-context?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication "As a Christian and a biblical scholar, I care both about Scripture as truth and about the ongoing scholarly conversation regarding the composition of the Hebrew Scriptures. And so, when I was asked to speak on the story of creation in Genesis 1, I welcomed the opportunity to give my thoughts on the interaction between this text and its ancient Near Eastern context." Mon, 25 Apr 11 18:33:35 -0700 Joseph Lam http://biologos.org/essays/engaging-todays-militant-atheist-arguments?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/engaging-todays-militant-atheist-arguments?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this paper, MIT professor Ian Hutchinson addresses the question of how to engage arguments put forward by the New Atheists. In doing so, he offers a critique of scientism, the assumption that scientific knowledge is all the real knowledge there is. scientism, the assumption that scientific knowledge is all the real knowledge there is.]]> Mon, 25 Apr 11 18:14:01 -0700 Ian Hutchinson http://biologos.org/essays/mesopotamian-cosmic-geography-in-the-bible?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/mesopotamian-cosmic-geography-in-the-bible?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Brian Godawa looks at several aspects of ancient cosmography (descriptions of the universe) that also appear in the Bible, and what these aspects of the text mean for our understanding of Scripture. Mon, 25 Apr 11 17:55:57 -0700 Brian Godawa http://biologos.org/essays/biblical-creation-and-storytelling-cosmogony-combat-and-covenant?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/biblical-creation-and-storytelling-cosmogony-combat-and-covenant?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication The literary conventions employed in Genesis chapter 1 mark it out, not as a scientific document describing material origins, but as a theological polemic against surrounding ancient Near Eastern pagan religions. Creation language here and elsewhere in Scripture is not about establishing scientific origins of material substance and structure but about covenantal establishment and worldview. Mon, 25 Apr 11 17:53:38 -0700 Brian Godawa http://biologos.org/essays/scientific-fundamentalism-and-its-cultural-impact?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/scientific-fundamentalism-and-its-cultural-impact?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Giberson's essay makes the case that scientific fundamentalists are not merely arguing for the supremacy of science but also presenting science as a quasi-religious replacement. The agenda of the "New Atheists" is not merely to refute mainstream religion but to replace it. Unfortunately, the scientific community is poorly represented by these aggressive public figures. Mon, 25 Apr 11 17:35:35 -0700 Karl Giberson http://biologos.org/essays/recovering-the-doctrine-of-creation-a-theological-view-of-science?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/recovering-the-doctrine-of-creation-a-theological-view-of-science?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Philosopher Robert Bishop explores the Biblical doctrine of creation, which he describes as "perhaps one of the most helpful pieces of theology for thinking about science", and describes why the doctrine needs to be recovered from narrower, contemporary interpretations of creation. Mon, 25 Apr 11 16:43:49 -0700 Robert C. Bishop http://biologos.org/essays/what-scientists-do?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/what-scientists-do?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this scholarly essay, Steve Benner, a Distinguished Fellow of The Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Gainesville, Fla., looks at what the role of a scientist should be. Benner looks specifically at "falsifiability", the acceptance of uncertainty, and the place of the scientist in public discourse. Fri, 22 Apr 11 17:22:27 -0700 Steven Benner