Category Archives: The Fall

The Embrace of Evil

Posted on October 21, 2014 by

Having explored the Old Testament view of God and of the nature of humanity in chapters 3 and 4, Iain Provan (Seriously Dangerous Religion) turns to the age old problem of evil and suffering in chapter 5. If there is … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Consequences?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

In the post last Thursday I focused on Ch. 10, The Problem of Sin, in Tim Keller’s book The Reason for God. I found this chapter to contain many important insights and felt that it was worth serious consideration, free … Continue reading →

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Origen on Origins, Adam, and Eve

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

The fourth chapter of Peter Bouteneff’s book Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives looks at the role the creation narrative plays in the existing works of two somewhat controversial early Christian thinkers and writers – Tertullian (around … Continue reading →

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Testing Scripture on Creation and Fall

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Any discussion of the interface of science and scripture will eventually come to Genesis 1-3 creation and fall. The centrality of this discussion was obvious in the comments after the post on Tuesday Pastors Unconvinced … Now What? and the … Continue reading →

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The Search for the Historical Adam 9

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I have been posting over the last several weeks on the recent book by C. John Collins entitled Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?: Who They Were and Why You Should Care. Dr. Collins’s  book looks at the question of … Continue reading →

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The Search for the Historical Adam 3

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

One of the most significant questions faced by Christians when confronted by the evidence for an old earth and evolutionary process as the major mechanism of creation is the place Adam and Eve play in the biblical narrative. The CT … Continue reading →

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The Search for the Historical Adam 2

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

The June 2011 cover story in Christianity Today, The Search for the Historical Adam, is a summary of the state of the discussion about the understanding of Adam and Eve in our church. The subtitle lays it out – “Some … Continue reading →

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