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That’s Random!  A Look at Viral Self-Assembly

That’s Random! A Look at Viral Self-Assembly

It should be noted that indeterminacy does not imply that God does not have foreknowledge of future events. Christians ought not to be uncomfortable with the idea of God interacting with his creation through chance.
Mar 16, 2013 
Kathryn Applegate 
Divine Action & Purpose, Randomness
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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
21
<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
<strong>Series:</strong> Divine Action in the World

Series: Divine Action in the World

In this talk, Professor Plantinga addresses the fact that many contemporary thinkers—including many theologians—believe that God cannot perform miracles, providentially guide history, or interact in the lives of people, as these activities would be contrary to science. Plantinga, on the other hand, makes the case that this popular view is mistaken; excluding divine action in the world is not a central feature of natural science itself, but a philosophical or theological preference that has been added on to science (and can just as readily be removed). Plantinga concludes that it is completely logical to accept the miracles of the Bible and support contemporary science.
Sep 04, 2012 
Alvin Plantinga 
Divine Action & Purpose, Miracles, Atheism & Scientism
A Young Earth Creationist's Perspective

A Young Earth Creationist's Perspective

In this video, Aaron Daly offers his thoughts on theistic evolution, creation, and how Christians should handle disagreements over these issues. Most of all, Aaron highlights the need for love in our discussions with one another, especially when we disagree.
Sep 28, 2011 
Aaron Daly 
Creation & Origins, Young Earth Creationism
57
From the Dust: Evolutionary Creation

From the Dust: Evolutionary Creation

With From the Dust, it was our goal to help Christians see the complexity of the issues raised by modern science, as well as help them to courageously engage with the theological conversations happening within the sphere of Christian culture today.
Jun 29, 2011 
Ryan Pettey 
Creation & Origins, BioLogos
14
Uncertainty is Uncomfortable

Uncertainty is Uncomfortable

Scientists become fairly comfortable with a certain level of uncertainty within scientific data, notes Kathryn Applegate, but that is not the case for most people, especially where faith is concerned
Nov 03, 2010 
Kathryn Applegate 
Divine Action & Purpose, Randomness
104
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
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Randomness and Evolution: Is There Room for God? (Videocast)

Randomness and Evolution: Is There Room for God? (Videocast)

This BioLogos videocast addresses the idea of randomness as a part of natural selection, and whether it challenges the possibility of God using the evolutionary process as a means of creation.
Jun 15, 2012 
Joy Walters 
Divine Action & Purpose, Randomness
10
The Creator Speaks

The Creator Speaks

Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
Jan 14, 2011 
 
Divine Action & Purpose
5
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 Genesis 2 and 3

On Genesis 2 and 3

In this video Conversation, N.T. Wright explores how the ancient Jewish audience read Genesis before and up to the time that Jesus arrived. He asserts that readers of Genesis today who focus simply on the number of days of creation and whether there is evidence in the text pointing to an old or new earth—are in effect not reading the complete text.
Feb 27, 2010 
N.T. Wright 
Creation & Origins, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis, Ancient Cultures, Old Earth Creationism
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Understanding Genesis

Understanding Genesis

John Walton offers some important reminders in this video with regard to how we should approach a reading of the book of Genesis. While it is a text that is written for us—in the sense that it was written for all people in all times and places—it was not written to us.
Feb 03, 2010 
John Walton 
Creation & Origins, Young Earth Creationism, Genesis, Ancient Cultures
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From Chaos to Order: The Random Process as the

From Chaos to Order: The Random Process as the "Precision Tool"of God

For many, the importance of apparent randomness in evolution can be a major stumbling block when considering whether God could have created through an evolutionary process.
Sep 13, 2011 
Ryan Pettey 
Divine Action & Purpose, Randomness
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Distinctions.  Part 1: Randomness

Distinctions. Part 1: Randomness

In our first Distinctions video -- featuring biologists Sean Carroll and Kerry Fulcher, Smithsonian Human Origins Program director Rick Potts, and Old Testament scholar John Walton -- we look at the concept of randomness.
Apr 21, 2011 
Loretta Cooper 
Divine Action & Purpose, Randomness
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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
Defending the Authority of Scripture

Defending the Authority of Scripture

In this video “Conversation” John Walton discusses that the account in Genesis 1 is not intended to be an account of material origins.
Nov 10, 2010 
John Walton 
Creation & Origins
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What Does it Mean to Believe in God the Creator?

What Does it Mean to Believe in God the Creator?

In this video conversation, Karl Giberson notes that have to be careful about projecting our idea about human creation onto God because the notion of a human creator is an entirely different concept.
Mar 06, 2010 
Karl Giberson 
Divine Action & Purpose
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The Theological Dilemma of Evolution, Part 2

The Theological Dilemma of Evolution, Part 2

What are the theological consequences that would arise from evolution being false or physically impossible?
Mar 05, 2010 
Gordon J. Glover 
Creation & Origins
88
Understanding Evangelical Opposition to Evolution

Understanding Evangelical Opposition to Evolution

In this brief video, Professor Schloss addresses what he sees as the two primary reasons that evangelical Christians oppose evolutionary theory.
Feb 11, 2010 
Jeffrey Schloss 
Creation & Origins
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