Monthly Archives: May 2011

Being Human 5

Posted on May 31, 2011 by rjs5

Chapter 3 of Joel Green’s book Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible deals with the topic of sin and freedom. I am going to devote a few posts to this topic because it is … Continue reading →

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Tiktaalik roseae revisited

Posted on May 26, 2011 by rjs5

A couple of years ago I posted on the discovery of Tiktaalik roseae. At the time the fossil was found there were fish-like fossils dating from ca 380 mya (million years ago) and the earliest tetrapod fossil at ca. 365 … Continue reading →

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Being Human 4

Posted on May 24, 2011 by rjs5

Chapter 2 of Joel B. Green’s book Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible is entitled “What does it mean to be human?” In this chapter he addresses the title question from two directions, scientific … Continue reading →

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Missing Links?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by rjs5

One of the common arguments brought up to cast doubt on the theory of evolution is the absence or paucity of transitional forms in the fossil record. After all, if there is a slow transition in the evolution of the … Continue reading →

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Being Human 3

Posted on May 17, 2011 by rjs5

Chapter 2 of Joel B. Green’s book Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible is entitled “What does it mean to be human?” In this chapter he addresses the title question from two directions. First … Continue reading →

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Being Human 2

Posted on May 12, 2011 by rjs5

On Tuesday I began a series on Joel B. Green’s book Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible. Over the course of the next few months, once or twice a week, I will work through … Continue reading →

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Being Human 1

Posted on May 10, 2011 by rjs5

About a year ago I promised (and intended) to read and post on Joel B. Green’s book Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible. Other topics and time constraints interfered and this book was pushed … Continue reading →

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Test of Faith … Is Evolution a Random Process?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by rjs5

A couple of weeks ago I pointed to a resource available from the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. The web site, Test of FAITH, was put together to provide introductory resources for those who are interested in or troubled … Continue reading →

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Who Can We Trust?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by rjs5

I recently read three posts on the blog Cognitive Discopants worth some serious discussion. The first,  Why I Have Difficulty Trusting Christians, leads to the title of my post today. This post outlines a journey from acceptance to distrust of … Continue reading →

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