Creation or Evolution
Creation or Evolution helps you make sense of the complex common ground between the biblical doctrine of creation and the scientific evidence behind the theory of evolutionary.
With the guidance of neuroscientist Denis Alexander - a passionate believer in both the Bible and science, you can build a fully integrated understanding of the tricky questions that have divided so many for too long.
This book combines the latest genetic research with an exploration of what we mean by creation and evolution to overcome the common scientific and religious objections to each. He addresses the argument that evolution is atheistic and discovers who Adam and Eve really were.
An enthusiast for both the biblical and scientific contributions to our understanding of God and creation, he shows how the concept of The Fall be reconciled with evolutionary theory. Finally he asks the big question: how could a God of love create a world where people kill each other and inflict so much suffering?
Read Creation or Evolution and you will discover that maybe you don't have to choose. And you will have the arguments and responses to help others overcome their objections to biblical faith without abandoning the scientific facts.
Builds an integrated position between the biblical doctrine of creation and evolutionary theory. Updated edition.
Contents
Figures 10
Preface to the First Edition 11
Preface to the Second Edition 15
1 What Do We Mean By Creation? 21
2 The Biblical Doctrine of Creation 35
3 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Dating, DNA and Genes 58
4 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Natural Selection, Reproductive Success and Cooperation 88
5 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Speciation, Fossils and the Question of Information 112
6 Objections to Evolution 154
7 What About Genesis? 177
8 Evolutionary Creationism 199
9 Who were Adam and Eve? The Background 223
10 Who were Adam and Eve? Genesis and Science in Conversation 252
11 Evolution and the Biblical Understanding of Death 305
12 Evolution and the Fall 316
13 Evolution, Natural Evil and the Theodicy Question 366
14 Intelligent Design and Creation’s Order 389
15 Evolution: Intelligent and Designed? 414
16 The Origin of Life 435
Postscript 461
Notes 464
Index 493
Product Details
- Title : Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?
- Author: Alexander, Denis
- Publisher: Monarch Books
- Publication Date: 2014
- ISBN: 9780857215796