http://biologos.org/resources/find/Essay/any/Design,Lives of Faith,Human Origins/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 2013-05-21T01:23:14-08:00 http://biologos.org/essays/seeking-a-signature?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/seeking-a-signature?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this article, Venema offers his review of Stephen Meyer's book Signature in the Cell. Signature in the Cell.]]> Wed, 19 Oct 11 15:14:01 -0700 Dennis Venema http://biologos.org/essays/evolution-and-the-origin-of-biological-information?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/evolution-and-the-origin-of-biological-information?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this paper, Venema explores several examples in biology where random mutation and natural selection have indeed led to substantial increases in biological information. The question of how new specified information arises in DNA, far from being an “enigma”, is one of great interest to biologists. Wed, 19 Oct 11 14:48:05 -0700 Dennis Venema http://biologos.org/essays/from-intelligent-design-to-biologos?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/from-intelligent-design-to-biologos?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this paper, Venema tells the story of his transition from support of Intelligent Design to the view that God uses evolution as a creative mechanism. Wed, 19 Oct 11 14:17:25 -0700 Dennis Venema http://biologos.org/essays/c.s.-lewis-on-evolution-and-intelligent-design?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/c.s.-lewis-on-evolution-and-intelligent-design?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication This article is a comprehensive study of the views of Christian author and apologist C. S. Lewis on the theory of evolution and the argument from intelligent design. It explains how he would distinguish expressly philosophical arguments for a Transcendent Mind from the current claims of the intelligent design (ID) movement to provide scientific evidence for such a reality. Wed, 19 Oct 11 12:06:04 -0700 Michael L. Peterson http://biologos.org/essays/why-dembskis-design-inference-doesnt-work?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/why-dembskis-design-inference-doesnt-work?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Mathematics professor James Bradley looks at the design argument presented in William Dembski's book The Design Inference and offers his criticisms on the accuracy of the model. The Design Inference and offers his criticisms on the accuracy of the model.]]> Mon, 25 Apr 11 16:47:42 -0700 James Bradley http://biologos.org/essays/intelligent-design-thomas-aquinas-and-the-ubiquity-of-final-causes?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/intelligent-design-thomas-aquinas-and-the-ubiquity-of-final-causes?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this paper, Baylor philosophy professor Francis Beckwith distinguishes between Intelligent Design (ID) and Thomistic Design (TD). Fri, 22 Apr 11 17:20:27 -0700 Francis Beckwith http://biologos.org/essays/design-in-nature?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/design-in-nature?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication In this paper, adapted from an article from Science & Christian Belief, Dr. Oliver R. Barclay compares and contrasts the biblical view of design in nature with modern design arguments. Science & Christian Belief, Dr. Oliver R. Barclay compares and contrasts the biblical view of design in nature with modern design arguments.]]> Fri, 22 Apr 11 17:17:14 -0700 Oliver R. Barclay http://biologos.org/essays/how-does-a-biologos-model-need-to-address-the-theological-issues?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/how-does-a-biologos-model-need-to-address-the-theological-issues?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Science and Religion scholar Denis Alexander presents two models for relating Adam and Eve with the findings of contemporary anthropology. This essay was presented at the November 2010 Theology of Celebration Workshop Fri, 22 Apr 11 17:13:49 -0700 Denis Alexander