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Denis Alexander

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Denis Alexander is the Emeritus Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge, where he is a Fellow. He has spent the past 40 years in the biological research community. From 1992-2012 he was editor of the journal Science & Christian Belief, and he currently serves as an Executive Committee member of the International Society for Science and Religion. In his book Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose? Alexander presents his belief in both the biblical doctrine of creation and the coherence of evolutionary theory. Alexander’s other books include Rebuilding the Matrix – Science and Faith in the 21st Century; Science, Faith and Ethics: Grid or Gridlock? (co-authored with Robert White); and The Language of Genetics – an Introduction. Dr Alexander gave the Gifford Lectures at St. Andrews University in December 2012 on the theme ‘Genes, Determinism and God’ to be published by Cambridge University Press 2016/17


BioLogos is carrying out an incredibly valuable task in seeking to build bridges between science and faith, and helping Christians and others to engage with the theory of evolution in an informed way. When Christians have questions about creation and evolution, the BioLogos web-site is where I suggest they go for help.

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Denis Alexander

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    The Various Meanings of Concordism

    There is no need to keep theology in a watertight box, in isolation from the materiality of the created order.

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    • Kenneth Keathley, 
    • Scot McKnight 
    • and Dennis Venema 

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    Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?

    Addressing the controversies surrounding the evolution vs. creationism debate, this comprehensive text sheds light on this often murky issue without giving in to common presuppositions.

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    • Denis Alexander, 
    • Sarah Bodbyl Roels 
    • and Dennis Venema 

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    By Denis Alexander 

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    Contemporary biology and Christian theology agree: We are more than our genes.

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    By Denis Alexander 

    The Various Meanings of Concordism

    There is no need to keep theology in a watertight box, in isolation from the materiality of the created order.

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    ArticleAdvanced
    • By Jim Stump, 
    • Pete Enns, 
    • Denis Alexander, 
    • Kenneth Keathley, 
    • Scot McKnight 
    • and Dennis Venema 

    Adam and the Genome: Responses

    A new book tackles the question of the "historical Adam" from the dual perspective of genetics and New Testament scholarship.

  • Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?
    Book
    By Denis Alexander 

    Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?

    Addressing the controversies surrounding the evolution vs. creationism debate, this comprehensive text sheds light on this often murky issue without giving in to common presuppositions.

  • Article
    • By Jeff Hardin, 
    • Denis Alexander, 
    • Sarah Bodbyl Roels 
    • and Dennis Venema 

    Can a Scientist Believe in the Resurrection?

    Why the Resurrection of Jesus is the “inference to the best explanation for the available data.”

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    By Denis Alexander 

    Darwin: The Father of Modern Racism?

    While biological evolution is not itself an ideology, it has been used for ideological purposes to defend everything from eugenics to capitalism to racism.

  • ArticleAdvanced
    By Denis Alexander 

    Genes, Determinism and God

    Contemporary biology and Christian theology agree: We are more than our genes.

  • ArticleAdvanced
    By Denis Alexander 

    The Various Meanings of Concordism

    There is no need to keep theology in a watertight box, in isolation from the materiality of the created order.

  • Creation of Adam, fresco painted by Michelangelo (1475-1564), Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-1512) Rome, Vatican
    ArticleAdvanced
    • By Jim Stump, 
    • Pete Enns, 
    • Denis Alexander, 
    • Kenneth Keathley, 
    • Scot McKnight 
    • and Dennis Venema 

    Adam and the Genome: Responses

    A new book tackles the question of the "historical Adam" from the dual perspective of genetics and New Testament scholarship.

  • Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?
    Book
    By Denis Alexander 

    Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?

    Addressing the controversies surrounding the evolution vs. creationism debate, this comprehensive text sheds light on this often murky issue without giving in to common presuppositions.

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