Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary BiologistClick here to visit evolutionandchristianfaith.org "I'm an evolutionary biologist and a Christian," states Stanford professor Joan Roughgarden at the outset of her groundbreaking new book, Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist. From that perspective, she offers an elegant, deeply satisfying reconciliation of the theory of evolution and the wisdom of the Bible. Perhaps only someone with Roughgarden's unique academic standing could examine so well controversial issues such as the teaching of intelligent design in public schools, or the potential flaws in Darwin's theory of evolution. Certainly Roughgarden is uniquely suited to reference both the minutiae of scientific processes and the implication of Biblical verses. Whether the topic is mutation rates and lizards or the hidden meanings behind St. Paul's letters, Evolution and Christian Faith distils complex arguments into everyday understanding. Roughgarden has scoured the Bible and scanned the natural world, finding examples time and again, not of conflict, but of harmony. The result is an accessible and intelligent context for a Christian vision of the world that embraces science. In the ongoing debates over creationism and evolution, Evolution and Christian Faith will be seen as a work of major significance, written for contemporary readers who wonder how-or if-they can embrace scientific advances while maintaining their traditional values. |
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... teaching evolu- tion and its alternatives, such as intel- ligent design, in the public schools. I'm an evolutionary biologist and a Christian. Here's my perspective on what to teach about evolution and on how to under- stand today's ...
... teaching evolu- tion and its alternatives, such as intel- ligent design, in the public schools. I'm an evolutionary biologist and a Christian. Here's my perspective on what to teach about evolution and on how to under- stand today's ...
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... evolution and religion, I don't think that way. After all, the famous “monkey” trial in Tennessee ended long ago, in 1925. This trial challenged the teaching of evolution in schools and is named the Scopes Trial after the defendant ...
... evolution and religion, I don't think that way. After all, the famous “monkey” trial in Tennessee ended long ago, in 1925. This trial challenged the teaching of evolution in schools and is named the Scopes Trial after the defendant ...
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... teacher conference, or church group discussion, or for writing a term paper—any sit- uation where you've got to come up to speed fast on today's incarnation of the controversy over teaching evolution. I've been struck by how the “debate ...
... teacher conference, or church group discussion, or for writing a term paper—any sit- uation where you've got to come up to speed fast on today's incarnation of the controversy over teaching evolution. I've been struck by how the “debate ...
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... teaching creation- ism alongside evolution. A follow-up poll of 2,000 people by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in July 2005 found that 64 percent were open to the idea of teaching creationism in addition to evolution. Both ...
... teaching creation- ism alongside evolution. A follow-up poll of 2,000 people by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in July 2005 found that 64 percent were open to the idea of teaching creationism in addition to evolution. Both ...
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... teaching both evolution and creation in the schools. And 11 per- cent of the Catholic doctors, plus 35 percent of the Protestant doctors, believe that “God created humans exactly as they appear now.” Acceptance of evolution is far from ...
... teaching both evolution and creation in the schools. And 11 per- cent of the Catholic doctors, plus 35 percent of the Protestant doctors, believe that “God created humans exactly as they appear now.” Acceptance of evolution is far from ...
Contents
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Ch 3 Species Change | 24 |
Ch 4 Taking the Bible Literally | 30 |
Ch 5 How Change Happens | 36 |
Ch 6 Random Mutation | 42 |
Ch 7 Evolutions Direction | 49 |
Ch 8 Roman Catholic Position | 53 |
Ch 9 To Do List for Theorists | 66 |
Ch 10 Intelligent Design | 80 |
Ch 11 Gender and Sexuality | 102 |
Ch 12 Future Directions | 125 |
Index | 147 |
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Page 18 - For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
Page 95 - And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Page 20 - And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden; and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 44 - Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : And when the sun was up, they were scorched : and because they had no root, they withered away.
Page 34 - And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the LORD be God, follow him : but if Baal, then follow him.