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J. Richard Middleton

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Richard Middleton (PhD Free University of Amsterdam) is Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis at Northeastern Seminary (Rochester, NY) and adjunct professor of Old Testament at the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (Kingston, Jamaica). He is past president of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (2019–2021) and past president of the Canadian-American Theological Association (2011–2014). He holds a BTh from Jamaica Theological Seminary and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Guelph (Canada). Middleton is the author of Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker Academic, 2021); A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology (Baker Academic, 2014); and The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 (Brazos, 2005). He coauthored (with Brian Walsh) The Transforming Vision: Shaping a Christian World View (IVP, 1984) and Truth is Stranger than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age (IVP, 1995), and has co-edited (with Garnett Roper) A Kairos Moment for Caribbean Theology: Ecumenical Voices in Dialogue (Pickwick, 2013). He has published articles on creation theology in the Old Testament, the problem of suffering, and the dynamics of human and divine power in biblical narratives. His books have been published in Korean, French, Indonesian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Christians who embrace a biblical understanding of creation may see the hand of God in the deep time of the cosmos and the complex processes of biological evolution.

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Evolutionary Creation

Evolution

What is Science?

Why Christians Don’t Need to Be Threatened by Evolution

If we persist in reading Genesis 1 as a quasi-scientific account, we will miss the main point—that this world is God’s intended dwelling, which he has sanctified with his presence.

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The Bible in Ancient Context

The Ancient Universe and the Cosmic Temple

Christians who take Scripture seriously should at least be open to considering the idea of common descent.

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Human Identity

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Humans as Imago Dei and the Evolution of Homo Sapiens

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A closer look at what Genesis 3 actually says, to address perceived tensions between an evolutionary account of humanity and the biblical story of the origin of evil.

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Death, Evil, Suffering

The Fall &amp; Original Sin

Evolution and the Historical Fall: What Does Genesis 3 Tell Us about the Origin of Evil?

Theologian J. Richard Middleton makes the case that evolution and biblical faith do not need to be opposed to each other. He addresses some key objections raised by Christians to evolution, including the idea of &#8220;original sin&#8221; and the belief that Genesis rules out evolution.

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Evolution and Biblical Faith: Reflections by Theologian J. Richard Middleton

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