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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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<strong>Series:</strong> Genesis Through Ancient Eyes

Series: Genesis Through Ancient Eyes

In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
Oct 18, 2012 
John Walton 
Creation & Origins, Genesis, Ancient Cultures
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
6
Scientists Tell Their Stories: David Wilkinson

Scientists Tell Their Stories: David Wilkinson

"If I have one criticism of my fellow theologians from time to time, it’s that they’re often stuck in the physics of the 19th century rather than the 20th and 21st centuries."
Apr 10, 2012 
David Wilkinson 
Lives of Faith
5
Revealing God's Nature

Revealing God's Nature

In today's video, Brian McLaren discusses the value of considering Scripture in light of the cultures that surrounded them. The Biblical writers were aware of the myths of the power nations that surrounded them, but flipped their stories on their heads to reveal truth about God.
Jan 18, 2012 
Brian McLaren 
Biblical Interpretation, Ancient Cultures, Genesis
2
John Polkinghorne in a Nutshell

John Polkinghorne in a Nutshell

I commit myself to my Christian belief for reasons that are sufficient enough for me to bet my life upon it. But we don't have absolute certainty in the 2+2=4 sense. And that is true of everybody.
Dec 07, 2011 
John Polkinghorne 
Lives of Faith
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Life and Death

Life and Death

If you go back into the Genesis account, it says “now do not eat this or you will surely die”. There is a whole chain of events that happens when Adam and Eve decide they want to walk away from God.
Nov 15, 2011 
Michael Ramsden 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Genesis
5
Biblical Genre and Relational Truth

Biblical Genre and Relational Truth

In today’s video, theologian Chris Tilling discusses biblical genre and the relational truth of Scripture. Tilling notes that when we read the Biblical text, we bring our own presuppositions and assumptions to the text (what theologians call “eisegesis”).
Nov 07, 2011 
Chris Tilling 
Biblical Interpretation, Genesis
10
<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.
Jul 13, 2011 
Ryan Pettey 
Biblical Interpretation, Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis, Ancient Cultures
An Afternoon with John Polkinghorne

An Afternoon with John Polkinghorne

How can a scientist really believe in miracles? How, or why, does a scientist pray? And how could a physicist possibly believe in the Resurrection of Jesus?
Feb 09, 2011 
Dean Nelson 
Lives of Faith
2
Reading the Genesis Creation Accounts

Reading the Genesis Creation Accounts

In this week’s video, biblical historian John Dickson speaks about how to read the text of Genesis 1.
Dec 01, 2010 
 
Creation & Origins, Genesis
6
After You Believe

After You Believe

In this video Conversation, Rev. N.T. Wright speaks about some of the concepts explored in his latest book After You Believe.
Sep 29, 2010 
N.T. Wright 
Lives of Faith
21
Paul’s Perspective on Adam

Paul’s Perspective on Adam

In this video Conversation, Rev. N.T. Wright responds to the question of how Adam functions theologically in the Old Testament and whether a historical Adam is central or important for the “Adam theology” in Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Sep 15, 2010 
N.T. Wright 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Genesis
132
What Do You Mean by ‘Literal’?

What Do You Mean by ‘Literal’?

In this video Conversation, Rev. N.T. Wright responds to the question, “If you take Genesis in a non-literal fashion, especially the creation stories, why take anything in the Bible literally—such as the Gospels? Do you take the Gospels literally?”
Sep 08, 2010 
N.T. Wright 
Biblical Interpretation, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis
75
On the Creation Account

On the Creation Account

To understand and apply Genesis 1 correctly, we have to consider issues of genre and intention. Too often these chapters are read as if they present a purely straightforward historical and even scientific account of cosmic and human origins.
Aug 06, 2010 
Tremper Longman 
Creation & Origins, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis, Ancient Cultures
18
My Faith Shouldn’t Be Alive (But It Is, and Here’s Why)

My Faith Shouldn’t Be Alive (But It Is, and Here’s Why)

By all accounts, my faith should have perished the moment I started asking questions about faith and science. All my life I’d been taught that I had to choose—between believing the Bible and believing my science book, between honoring God and embracing evolution.
Jun 23, 2010 
Rachel Held Evans 
Lives of Faith, Young Earth Creationism
104
On What It Means To Be An Image Bearer

On What It Means To Be An Image Bearer

In this video conversation, N.T. Wright suggests that what the book of Genesis and the apostle Paul mean by humans "bearing the image of God" is less a static picture and more of a creative, dynamic proposition-- specifically, how we "reflect" God into the world.
Jun 16, 2010 
N.T. Wright 
Image of God, Genesis
18
Science, Scripture, and the Creation Narrative

Science, Scripture, and the Creation Narrative

In these two brief video Conversations, John Walton discusses the problem of trying to integrate ancient scripture with our modern worldview.
May 26, 2010 
John Walton 
Creation & Origins, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis, Ancient Cultures, Old Earth Creationism
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On Myth and Meaning

On Myth and Meaning

In this video, John Walton talks about ancient myth and how we might better understand it if we think about its intended functionality—that is, myths were a way to explain a culture’s origin and universal significance though they lacked the advances of scientific discovery.
May 19, 2010 
John Walton 
Biblical Interpretation, Genesis, Ancient Cultures
11
N.T. Wright on Understanding Ancient Texts

N.T. Wright on Understanding Ancient Texts

In this video Conversation, N.T. Wright emphasizes the importance of understanding the context of biblical texts in order to know whether to read them as literal or metaphorical narratives.
May 12, 2010 
N.T. Wright 
Biblical Interpretation, Genesis, Ancient Cultures
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