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Category Archives: Humanness
Evidence for (Human) Evolution
Why do scientists – even Christian scientists – find evolution convincing? What is the evidence for common descent, the relatedness of humans and great apes with a common ancestor millions of years ago? Darrel Falk, professor emeritus at Point Loma … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Humanness
Tagged Darrel Falk
The Power of Language
Human language. However many other aspects of human nature and behavior we find among animals on earth, human capacity for language remains unique. The capacity for language and the capacity for abstract thought are intimately connected. We communicate complex ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Humanness
The Image of God
The next five theses on the Adam and Eve of Genesis in their context (Adam and the Genome) develop the significance of humanity created in the image and likeness of God. Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our … Continue reading
Posted in Adam, Genesis, Humanness, Image of God
Tagged Scot McKnight
The Culmination of Creation
There is a fundamental difference between the biblical stories of creation in Genesis 1 and in Genesis 2 and the secular materialist narrative common in our modern Western culture. Justo González emphasizes this his short book [Creation] The Apple of … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Humanness
Tagged Justo Gonzalez
A Matter of Providence
Human life isn’t random luck. Rather it is the result of divine providence. Darrel R. Falk, former president of BioLogos and emeritus professor of biology at Point Loma Nazarene University agrees with Dennis Venema (Adam and the Genome) when it … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Humanness
Tagged Darrel Falk
The Bush of Hominins
The bush of hominins … a rather cryptic title for this post. The term hominin refers to modern humans and groups affiliated with our immediate ancestors. In the figure this is certainly everything from Australopithecus up, and possibly everything from … Continue reading
Posted in Adam, Evolution, Humanness
Tagged Dennis Venema
Consider the Devil(s)
When my son was in third or fourth grade he gave a year end report on Tasmanian Devils (image credit). These are fascinating carnivorous marsupials now found only on on the Australian Island state of Tasmania. But it wasn’t all … Continue reading
Posted in Adam, Evolution, Humanness
Tagged Dennis Venema
