Common Questions

God is the creator and sustainer of all things, and evolution is the best scientific explanation for the relatedness of life on Earth.

We affirm that the Bible is the inspired and authoritative word of God. We also accept the science of evolution as the best description for how God brought about life on earth.

Considering evolutionary creation has important benefits for Christians both in our relationship with God and in our relationships with other people, believers and non-believers.

Some people see science and religion as enemies, at war for leadership in our modern culture. Others see science and religion as completely separate and unrelated facets of life.

The truths we find in Scripture should not conflict with the truths we find in nature. Conflicts happen at the level of human interpretation.

Even before Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859, many Christians had already accepted an old Earth.

Properly understood, evolution is a scientific theory about the development of life and is consistent with Christian theology.

Opponents of evolution sometimes claim it is a theory in crisis. This is misleading at best.

Many independent measurements have established that the Earth and the universe are billions of years old.

We at BioLogos marvel at the complexity of genetic information but agree with the majority of biologists that well-understood processes—which we understand to be under God's providential care—give rise to new information all the time.

For Christians, the fossil record is a remarkable gift that prompts reflection on the kind of world God has made.

A complex biological structure with interacting parts might appear as if it were created in its present form with all its interlocking parts, not developed step by step via evolution.

The objection is grounded in a misunderstanding of the second law.

How life came from non-life is still largely a scientific mystery.

The Cambrian Explosion does present a number of important research questions. It does not, however, challenge the fundamental correctness of the central thesis of evolution.

The so-called “historical” sciences test their hypotheses using observation and experimentation, much like any other type of rigorous science.

This article summarizes multiple independent lines of evidence that evolution is the best scientific description of the process by which life has diversified.

We believe Genesis is a true account that, like other ancient narratives, uses vivid imagery to describe past events. It is silent on the scientific questions we might wish it to answer.

Clues to the original intended meaning can be found in the style of language, the genre of literature, the original audience, and the historical and cultural context.

The seven-day pattern in Genesis 1 is a literary device that serves the theological purposes of the author, rather than revealing information about the chronology of natural history.

Many assume Darwin’s theory shook the foundations of Christianity, but the 6-day interpretation of Genesis was not the only view held by Christians prior to modern science.

The Flood story proclaims God’s grace and love for his people.

Is it possible to accept both biblical inerrancy and an evolutionary understanding of God’s creation?

At BioLogos, we are passionately committed to taking the Bible seriously and to seeking a scientific understanding of God’s creation. How do the Bible and science inform our understanding of Adam and Eve?

In the last couple of decades, our understanding of genetics has grown dramatically, providing overwhelming evidence that humans share common ancestors with all life on earth.

Evolutionary creationists believe that God created humans in his image, and that God created humans using natural processes that scientists describe as evolution. How can these beliefs work together?

Humans appear very late in the history of life. The fossil record clearly shows that many creatures died before humans appeared.