http://biologos.org/resources/find/Essay/any/Science & Worldviews,Young Earth Creationism/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 2013-05-25T23:58:31-08:00 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/evangelicals-creation-and-scripture-an-overview?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/evangelicals-creation-and-scripture-an-overview?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Mark Noll, historian and author of The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, enumerates 15 attitudes, assumptions, and convictions he considers to be most influential in inciting anti-intellectual sentiment among evangelical Christians. The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, enumerates 15 attitudes, assumptions, and convictions he considers to be most influential in inciting anti-intellectual sentiment among evangelical Christians.]]> Mon, 02 May 11 18:50:53 -0700 Mark Noll 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/science-and-the-question-of-god?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/science-and-the-question-of-god?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Can science provide substantive insight into the question of God’s existence? Isaac's paper examines three schools of thought regarding the possibility of detecting God’s existence through science: Evolutionism, Creationism, and Intelligent Design. Mon, 25 Apr 11 18:15:17 -0700 Randy Isaac 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/adventist-origins-of-young-earth-creationism?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication http://biologos.org/essays/adventist-origins-of-young-earth-creationism?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Many evangelicals believe that Young Earth Creationism is the only authentic, biblical way for Christians to understand origins, and that until the advent of Darwin's theory of evolution, it was the only view held by Christians. However, in this excerpt from Saving Darwin, Karl Giberson explains that Young Earth Creationism's origins are surprisingly recent. only view held by Christians. However, in this excerpt from Saving Darwin, Karl Giberson explains that Young Earth Creationism's origins are surprisingly recent. ]]> Mon, 25 Apr 11 17:36:54 -0700 Karl Giberson 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