Category Archives: Resources for Discussion

It Starts With Genesis

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

The Great Debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye last week was interesting. There is no scientific case for a young earth and Ken Ham did not really offer one. He drew a distinction between historical science and observational science … Continue reading →

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Religion in Economics Courses?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

Back in November I put up two posts on a book by Warren Nord, Does God Make a Difference? Taking Religion Seriously in Our Schools and Universities (you can find the earlier posts: The Scandal of Secular Indoctrination and Religion … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Education, Resources for Discussion

One Endless Debate …

Posted on September 10, 2013 by

This post wraps up our look at Gerald Rau’s book Mapping the Origins Debate: Six Models of the Beginning of Everything. The final two chapters What Can We Learn From Each Other and The Heart of the Debate summarize his … Continue reading →

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Models, Models, Models

Posted on July 30, 2013 by

A few weeks ago I started a series on a book by Gerald Rau Mapping the Origins Debate: Six Models of the Beginning of Everything. In this book Rau tries to categorize and organize the various views that Christians take … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Debate

Posted on July 4, 2013 by

A few months ago I received, compliments of the publisher, a book by Gerald Rau Mapping the Origins Debate: Six Models of the Beginning of Everything. Scot posted a brief introduction to the book, Origins and Models, shortly after it … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

This has been a rather long series looking at Tim Keller’s book The Reason for God. There are a number of excellent points and insights, and some room for disagreement and further discussion. Before moving on, however, wrap-up now seems … Continue reading →

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In an Age of Skepticism

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

I have had a number of interesting conversations over the last couple of months, some in person, some by email. One was with a young adult who was contemplating how to discuss the Christian faith with a friend who was … Continue reading →

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With Modern Eyes We Misunderstand

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

After the post last week Is Evolution a Must Win Battle? I was made aware of a recent book by Johnny V. Miller and John M. Soden In the Beginning … We Misunderstood. This book explores the meaning of Genesis, … Continue reading →

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Are You There God? It’s Us, Scientists

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

The staff at BioLogos has but together a couple of infographics illustrating the various positions taken on science, the Christian faith and evolution. You can find more information about the graphic and the data that went into the graphic here. … Continue reading →

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Conversations in Creation … We Can Make a Difference!

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Scot put up an interesting post yesterday Among Creationists commenting on a book  Among the Creationists: Dispatches from the Anti-Evolutionist Front Line by Jason Rosenhouse. The impact that creationism with its focus on a culture war has within the church … Continue reading →

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