When it comes to the many different interpretations of the first chapter of the Bible, well, “I’ve been everywhere man.” Born as a Young Earth Creationist, drifted towards an allegorical mildly evolutionary accommodating poetic understanding, then clung to a Hugh Ross style literalistic Day/Age view, but I never felt satisfied, neither theologically, nor scientifically. Along... Continue Reading →
What is Extended Evolutionary Synthesis? And What Christians Can Learn From It
For many people who have not given significant thought to evolutionary theory there is an all too common assumed understanding that nearly all non-religiously bound scientists believe that the overall theory of Darwinistic Evolution is beyond dispute. This is incorrect. To understand this we need to define what this Darwinistic understanding of evolution entails. Put... Continue Reading →
15 Questions and Answers Relating to the Age of the Earth Controversy (Questions 11-15)
This is part six of my six part series on the Age of Earth Controversy and here I will be answering another five questions related to this debate. As with the last blog posts, I can only scratch the surface of these debates and outline the most important points. Still due to the subject matter... Continue Reading →
15 Questions and Answers Relating to the Age of Earth Controversy (Questions 6-10)
This is part five of my six part series on the Age of Earth Controversy and here I will be answering another five questions related to this debate. (For reference remember the terms Young Earth Creationists (YEC), Old Earth Creationists (OEC) and Evolutionary Creationists (EC) and see my First, Second , Third and Fourth posts... Continue Reading →
15 Questions and Answers Relating to the Age of the Earth Controversy (Questions 1-5)
The primary purpose of this post is not to give all the arguments for the questions at hand but a simple overview of what I believe are the starting points and take aways. This section of the series will consist of three related parts which will answer five questions at a time, so here is... Continue Reading →
A Brief History of the Age of the Earth Controversy
(This is part three of a six part blog series that I am doing on the topic of creation, evolution and the age of the earth. This has unfortunately been a highly divisive topic within Christianity and if the topic makes you uncomfortable or you do not think that you can handle a discussion on... Continue Reading →