A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy Revised and Expanded

by Hugh Ross

Publisher:

Reasons to Believe Press

, 2015

Overview

How long were the creation days of Genesis hours or epochs? Does belief in an old earth equate to belief in evolution? Was there any kind of death before the Fall? The length of the creation days in Genesis sparks a storm of controversy. At the core of the debate, where lighting strikes and thunder roars, lie key questions whose answers promise hope for resolution. In A Matter of Days, author and astronomer Hugh Ross addresses these questions and explores how the creation-day controversy developed. History, theology, science, and Scripture reveal creation’s big picture. About the updated edition: In the 10 years since A Matter of Days first publication, the scientific and theological case for a Creator has grown exponentially. This expanded second edition, with over 50 pages of new content, extends beyond simply addressing creation-day challenges. Hugh Ross demonstrates how sound, gracious apologetics can remove obstacles to faith in Christ and help bring reconciliation in the church. This book is designed to turn arguments into conversations and to equip believers to defend their faith with gentleness and respect.

Key Features

• Addresses key questions regarding the length of the Genesis creation days and their implications.
• Explores how sound apologetics can remove obstacles to faith and bring reconciliation within the church.
• Equips believers to defend their faith with gentleness and respect by turning arguments into conversations.

Product Details

• Title: A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy Revised and Expanded
• Author: Hugh Ross
• Publisher: Reasons to Believe Press
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Pages: 385
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781886653139, 1886653135
• Resource ID: LLS:MTTROFDAYSRE
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-08-15T12:53:32Z

About Hugh Ross

Hugh Ross is founder and senior scholar at Reasons to Believe (RTB), an organization dedicated to demonstrating the compatibility of science and the Christian faith.

With a degree in physics from the University of British Columbia and a PhD in astronomy from the University of Toronto, Hugh—initially a skeptic, always curious, and eventually a Christian —continued his research on quasars and galaxies as a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology. After five years there, he transitioned to full-time ministry. In addition to founding and serving at RTB, he remains on the pastoral staff at Christ Church Sierra Madre. His

writings include peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles, blogs, and numerous books— Rescuing Inerrancy, Designed to the Core, and The Creator and the Cosmos, among others. He has spoken on hundreds of university campuses as well as at conferences and churches around the world.

Hugh lives in Southern California with his wife Kathy.