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Genesis and the Genome

Genesis and the Genome

This article provides an overview of genomics evidence for common ancestry and hominid population sizes, and briefly discusses the implications of these lines of evidence for scientific concordist approaches to the Genesis narratives.
Oct 19, 2011 
Dennis Venema 
Genetics, Evolution - Evidence
From Intelligent Design to BioLogos

From Intelligent Design to BioLogos

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.
Oct 19, 2011 
Dennis Venema 
Design, BioLogos, ID Movement
Understanding Adam

Understanding Adam

In this paper, Pete Enns looks at from a unique angle to some: Adam is the beginning of Israel, not humanity. He follows through with how this line of thinking affects our reading of the Genesis account.
Oct 19, 2011 
Pete Enns 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin
Science as an Instrument of Worship

Science as an Instrument of Worship

NASA astronomer Jennifer Wiseman asserts that studying creation can show us the nature of God; science can inform us of what we need to do as stewards of God’s creation; understanding the natural world gives us a deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ; and science can give us a better understanding of ourselves. This essay was presented at the November 2009 Theology of Celebration Workshop.
May 02, 2011 
Jennifer Wiseman 
Science as Christian Calling, Astronomy & Physics
Human Evolution in Theological Context

Human Evolution in Theological Context

In this scholarly paper, physicist, theologian, and minister George Murphy offers a theological look at human evolution and the implications it has for Christianity.
May 02, 2011 
George Murphy 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin
How Does the BioLogos Model Need to Address Concerns About Science?

How Does the BioLogos Model Need to Address Concerns About Science?

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.
May 02, 2011 
Ard Louis 
Science & Worldviews, BioLogos
Christian Geologists on Noah’s Flood: Biblical and Scientific Shortcomings of Flood Geology

Christian Geologists on Noah’s Flood: Biblical and Scientific Shortcomings of Flood Geology

Geologists Davidson and Wolgemuth address the widely promulgated notion that the Flood can account for the earth’s complex geology, and that all genuine Christians should accept this viewpoint.
Apr 25, 2011 
Gregg Davidson and Ken Wolgemuth 
Earth, Universe & Time, The Flood
How Does a BioLogos model need to address the theological issues

How Does a BioLogos model need to address the theological issues

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
Apr 22, 2011 
Denis Alexander 
Human Origins, Genesis, BioLogos
Evolution and the Origin of Biological Information

Evolution and the Origin of Biological Information

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.
Oct 19, 2011 
Dennis Venema 
Design, ID Movement, Evolution - How It Works
Barriers to Accepting Creation by an Evolutionary Process: Concerns of the Evangelical Theologian

Barriers to Accepting Creation by an Evolutionary Process: Concerns of the Evangelical Theologian

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.
May 02, 2011 
Bruce Waltke 
Creation & Origins, BioLogos
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