Science & Christianity: Four Views (Spectrum Multiview Books)
Overview
Science and Christianity. Are they partners or opponents? Christians have long debated the relationship of science to faith. With the rise of Darwinism, however, the issue took on new significance. Darwinism appeared to undermine the authority of the Bible and the credibility of Christianity by freeing science of the need for a Creator. Rethinking the relationship between science and Christianity quickly became a priority. • How does a faithful Christian respond to the pronouncements of contemporary science? • Is science a help or a hindrance to belief? • Are science and the Bible in conflict? At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Christians continue to wonder whether faith and science are partners or opponents. In this book six Christian scholars sort through the issues as they present four different views on the relationship of science and Christianity. These include Wayne Frair and Gary D. Patterson for “creationism,” Jean Pond for “independence,” Stephen C. Meyer for “qualified agreement” and Howard J. Van Till for “partnership.” Each contributor responds to the other scholars, noting points of agreement and disagreement. Editor Richard F. Carlson offers an introduction to this contemporary debate as well as a postscript to help us evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each view.
Top Highlights
“As it was modeled to me by numerous mentors—parents, teachers, pastors and colleagues—the characteristic activity of this kind of faith is not the blind acceptance or strident proclamation of some unexamined dogma but the eager and open-minded development of a well-informed and carefully articulated body of beliefs. My intention is to make a constructive contribution to that enterprise.” (Page 196)
- Title: Science & Christianity: Four Views
- Author: Richard F. Carlson
- Series: Spectrum Multiview Books
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2000
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Religion and science
- ISBNs: 9780830888665, 9780830822621, 0830822623, 0830888667
- Resource ID: LLS:SCNCCHRSTNTYVWS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:53:20Z