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Category Archives: Humanness
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
It’s Culture, Stupid
The title to this post will conjure up a variety of different impressions. Some will hark back to old campaign slogans, others will take umbrage at my use of the word “stupid “. Who am I to call anyone stupid! … Continue reading
Posted in Humanness, Science and Faith
Tagged Malcolm Jeeves, Roy F. Baumeister
It’s in Art
The second essay in The Emergence of Personhood, A Quantum Leap? was written by Ian Tattersall, Curator Emeritus, Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History. In his essay Tattersall digs more deeply into what it means to be human … Continue reading
Posted in Humanness
Tagged Ian Tattersall, Malcolm Jeeves
The Dividing Line
What distinguishes humans from other animals? The question is hard to answer definitively. We know intuitively that a dog, a dolphin, or even a chimpanzee is not human. Certainly no other animal builds schools, writes symphonies, performs surgery, or ponders … Continue reading
Posted in Humanness, Science and Faith
Tagged Malcolm Jeeves
