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A Survey of Clergy and Their Views on Origins

A Survey of Clergy and Their Views on Origins

What do today’s pastors think about science? What views do they hold on creation and evolution and how strongly do they hold them? How do origins issues impact their ministries? These were just a few of the questions that motivated us at BioLogos to commission a survey of pastors on origins
May 08, 2013 
 
Christianity & Science - Then and Now, Creation & Origins
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A Plea to My Shepherds

A Plea to My Shepherds

... I would exhort these, my fellow conservative evangelical shepherds and thinkers, to set aside all reticence and fear, emerge from anonymity, and storm the forum of discourse, engaging this most pressing matter with vigor, equanimity, and humility. In doing so, know upfront that there will be few handrails to guide; you will not be building upon an extensive precedence of published conservative thought.
Feb 27, 2013 
Stephen Blake 
Christian Unity, Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth Creationism
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Denis Alexander on Understanding Creation Theology

Denis Alexander on Understanding Creation Theology

In this video Conversation, Denis Alexander asserts that contemporary Christians are not taking the early chapters of Genesis seriously enough.
Feb 15, 2013 
Denis Alexander 
Creation & Origins, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis
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A Faith Journey in a Medical Science Career, Part 1

A Faith Journey in a Medical Science Career, Part 1

In particular, I was interested in pursuing a career in paleontology or ecology, and I became even more convinced in college, that I had to make a profound choice – either I chose a career in science and reject YEC claims that had no basis in reality, or I would have to abandon a science career all together.
Feb 12, 2013 
John Pohl 
Lives of Faith, Young Earth Creationism
10
A Scientific Commentary on Genesis 7:11

A Scientific Commentary on Genesis 7:11

Although committed to the principle of sola Scriptura, Calvin recognized that the Bible would have been written in terms its original recipients would have understood. Calvin inherited the medieval cosmology of his time, a way of viewing the world heavily influenced by Greek thought and one which was about to receive shocks from astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo. But not just yet.
Feb 05, 2013 
Rolf Bouma 
Christianity & Science - Then and Now, Biblical Authority, Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Age of the Earth, The Flood, Genesis
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Dissonance and Harmony

Dissonance and Harmony

People hold clearly discordant points of view, and it would be dishonest to ignore the conflict. Yet some voices emphasize the dissonance without any note of harmony to put it in context. Too often, science and faith becomes a hostile battle of worldviews, sounding angry, dissonant chords even among fellow Christians. But civil, gracious dialogue is possible.
Jan 30, 2013 
Deborah Haarsma 
Christianity & Science - Then and Now, Lives of Faith, BioLogos
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Worshiping, Growing, and Learning

Worshiping, Growing, and Learning

Yesterday, biology professors Randy Moore and Sehoya Cotner raised the concern that workshops focused on evolution-related training do not reach not reach creationism-based biology teachers. Today, we'd like to focus on BioLogos' efforts to address that divide through our Biology by the Sea workshops.
Jan 23, 2013 
 
Education, Young Earth Creationism
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Evolution and Creationism in America’s Biology Classrooms

Evolution and Creationism in America’s Biology Classrooms

High school biology courses have a strong and lingering impact on students’ views of evolution and creationism.
Jan 22, 2013 
Randy Moore, Cotner, Sehoya 
Education, Young Earth Creationism
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Science and the Bible: Assessing the Evangelical Encounter with Evolution

Science and the Bible: Assessing the Evangelical Encounter with Evolution

Having now completed our study of the five main views about “Science and the Bible” held by conservative Protestants, I conclude with a final column, assessing the whole situation as I see it today.
Jan 17, 2013 
Ted Davis 
Christianity & Science - Then and Now, ID Movement, Young Earth Creationism
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<strong>Series:</strong> The Church Fathers and Two Books Theology

Series: The Church Fathers and Two Books Theology

In this series, Mark Mann explores what many of the great Christian theologians and saints of the Church have said about how God speaks in and through God’s other great book: Nature, or Creation. Listening to figures from the the 2nd to the 18th centuries,Mann proposes three main points: Christians should think of Scripture and Creation as two “books” that should be read together for understanding the fullness of God’s self-revelation; Science is a God-given tool for discerning the handiwork of God in Creation, and is fully compatible with God’s Word revealed in Scripture, and therefore, Christians have nothing to fear from science.
Jan 05, 2013 
Mark H. Mann 
Christianity & Science - Then and Now, Genesis
Surprised by Jack, Part 3: Mere Depravity

Surprised by Jack, Part 3: Mere Depravity

“Man is now a horror to God and to himself and a creature ill-adapted to the universe not because God made him so but because he has made himself so by the abuse of his free will. To my mind this is the sole function of the doctrine [of the Fall].”—C.S. Lewis
Dec 12, 2012 
David Williams 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin, ID Movement
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Surveying George Murphy's Theology of the Cross

Surveying George Murphy's Theology of the Cross

If God himself is willing to die, particularly in such a gruesome way, then perhaps we should at least consider the possibility of God allowing the death of other creatures, too. But would this really be compatible with what we know of God through Scripture?
Dec 04, 2012 
Thomas Burnett 
Christ & New Creation, ID Movement, Young Earth Creationism, Fossils
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<strong>Series:</strong> Confronting Our Fears

Series: Confronting Our Fears

In this series, U.S. Navy Commander Mike Beidler shares his own personal journey from accepting young-earth creationism to embracing evolutionary creationism.
Nov 30, 2012 
Mike Beidler 
Lives of Faith, Young Earth Creationism, BioLogos
<strong>Series:</strong> “And God Saw That It Was Good”: Death and Pain in the Created Order

Series: “And God Saw That It Was Good”: Death and Pain in the Created Order

The tension generated by our understanding of God’s character, as revealed in the Bible, and by the reality of the natural world around us has been the focus of much debate within the Christian church since the first century. This series examines critically several of the proposed solutions to this problem, viewing them from the perspective of a geologist, paleontologist, and orthodox evangelical Christian.
Nov 24, 2012 
Keith Miller 
Problem of Evil, Evolution - How It Works, Young Earth Creationism
Medieval Christianity and the Rise of Modern Science, Part 1

Medieval Christianity and the Rise of Modern Science, Part 1

There has been no great conflict between science and religion: on the contrary, Christianity was an essential factor in the rise of modern science.
Oct 31, 2012 
James Hannam 
Christianity & Science - Then and Now
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What I Would Like To Hear A Young-Earth Creationist Say

What I Would Like To Hear A Young-Earth Creationist Say

It may come as a surprise that when asked by The Colossian Forum what one thing he would like to hear Young Earth Creationists say, his answer had nothing to do with scientific statements at all. Rather, his hope is to hear a single simple phrase: “We’re both part of the same family.”
Oct 20, 2012 
Dennis Venema 
Christian Unity, Young Earth Creationism
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<strong>Series:</strong> From the Dust

Series: From the Dust

In this series, Ryan Pettey offers several clips from his powerful documentary "From the Dust". This feature-length film is divided up into various sections, each of which wrestles with the difficult problems that arise when reconciling Scripture with the theory of evolution. A light of hope dawns on the science-faith conversation, however, as scientists and theologians engage in honest dialogue about tough issues such as the interpretation of Genesis, the nature of the Fall, and the idea of random design. Their profound insights are sure to enlighten all minds, raise deeper questions, and provoke new thought.
Oct 19, 2012 
Ryan Pettey 
Biblical Interpretation, Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Christianity & Science - Then and Now, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis, Ancient Cultures, Atheism & Scientism
Growing in Faith

Growing in Faith

As he endeavored to learn more, David was intrigued by Francis Collins book The Language of God because Francis did not present evolution as a rival theory to Christian faith, but as something that described God's method of creation.
Oct 12, 2012 
David Buller 
Lives of Faith, Young Earth Creationism, BioLogos
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<strong>Series:</strong> Science and the Bible: Theistic Evolution

Series: Science and the Bible: Theistic Evolution

In this series, Ted Davis identifies the history, core tenets and assumptions about the theistic evolution view.
Oct 08, 2012 
Ted Davis 
Christianity & Science - Then and Now, Adam, the Fall, and Sin, BioLogos
Shaping the Human Soul, Part 5

Shaping the Human Soul, Part 5

We need to have an account of Sin in terms of habit. A lot of Christians today think of “sins” and discreet choices, but historically Christians have thought of Sin as a habitual tendency and disordering.
Oct 05, 2012 
Curt Thompson, Smith, James K.A. 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin
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