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Jim Stump is Vice President of Programs at BioLogos. He oversees the editorial team, participates in strategic planning, and hosts the podcast, <a href="https://biologos.org/podcast/language-of-god">Language of God</a>. Jim also writes and speaks on behalf of BioLogos. He has a PhD in philosophy and was formerly a professor and academic administrator. His books include, Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design; Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues; How I Changed My Mind about Evolution; and The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.

You can email Jim Stump at <a href="mailto:james.stump@biologos.org">james.stump@biologos.org</a> or follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/jimstump_">Twitter</a>.

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Does evolution force Christians to abandon some traditional ideas about Christ's atonement? There are many perspectives within the BioLogos community. 

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Thinking about the Atonement

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Joseph Bankard

Macroevolution calls the Fall and the doctrine of original sin into question. Thus, evolution poses a significant challenge to substitutionary atonement.

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Substitutionary Atonement and Evolution

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Tim Keller

Timothy Keller is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, and a best-selling author of books like The Reason for God and Jesus the King.

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Timothy Keller is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, and a best-selling author of books like The Reason for God and Jesus the King. Now he is the Chairman and co-Founder of Redeemer City to City, which trains pastors for ministry in global cities.

This post is part of a series of perspectives on how to understand the atoning work of Christ in light of evolutionary science.

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Tim Keller on Original Sin, Atonement, and Evolution

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Celia Deane-Drummond

Both "Fall" and Redemption are biblical themes are encompass the whole history of creation, for all creatures. 

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The Fall &amp; Original Sin

Evolution, Atonement, and the Redemption of All Creation

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George Murphy has been active for many years in helping churches see the relevance of science for faith and to deal with religious issues raised by science and technology. With a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Johns Hopkins, he taught college science courses for twelve years. Now retired from regular parish ministry, he continues to write and speak on issues of science and theology and is an adjunct faculty member at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus. His most recent books are Pulpit Science Fiction and The Cosmos in the Light of the Cross.

George Murphy

What is needed for atonement to take place is elimination of trust in false gods and creation of trust in the true God.

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Evolution and the “Original Sins”

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Dr. John Hammett is Professor of Systematic Theology and Associate Dean of Theological Studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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A historical Fall seems to be the assumption of the whole of Scripture. If we had no account of such an event, we would need to postulate one to make sense of the biblical narrative.

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Why Penal Substitution and a Historical Fall are Necessary for Atonement Theology

Often we confuse our theological traditions and interpretations with what the Bible actually says. 

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Still Thinking about the Atonement

A series of perspectives on how to understand the atoning work of Christ in light of evolutionary science.

Atonement and Evolution: A BioLogos Conversation

This series features different perspectives on how to integrate Christian theology with evolutionary science—particularly in regards to the doctrine of the “atonement.” As Jim Stump expressed in the <a href="https://biologos.org/articles/thinking-about-the-atonement">introductory post</a> to the series, we are trying to feature a wide diversity of approaches to evolution and the atonement. Just as Christian tradition reveals a rich dialogue about the meaning of the atonement, BioLogos also wants to foster constructive dialogue about these important matters; especially seen in light of natural revelation. The theological questions stimulated by modern scientific discoveries are complex and difficult, and as we like to say, the Church deserves a robust, diverse debate on how faith and science can together be integrated and understood.

Atonement and Evolution: A BioLogos Conversation

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