Tag Archives: Ron Highfield

Is Intelligent Design Dead?

Posted on April 7, 2016 by rjs5

A decade ago Intelligent Design with a capital I and a capital D was a hot topic. A major trial testing the teaching of the ID in Pennsylvania was decided in late 2005 and Stephen C. Meyer’s massive book Signature … Continue reading →

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From Atoms or Adams, We are God’s Creation

Posted on March 31, 2016 by rjs5

The next chapter of Ron Highfield’s new book The Faithful Creator looks explicitly at divine creation and modern science. Certainly the first image that comes to mind for many is the (supposed) conflict between the conclusions of modern science and … Continue reading →

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The Perfection and Completion of Creation

Posted on March 8, 2016 by rjs5

Most discussions of the Christian view of creation get off on the wrong foot right at the start. The problem is, they focus on the origin of the universe or the origin of life, not on the originator of life. … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Creation

Posted on February 11, 2016 by rjs5

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard … Continue reading →

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A Philosopher’s God?

Posted on January 19, 2016 by rjs5

Before delving more completely into how God creates, Ron Highfield in The Faithful Creator first looks at the nature of God. The theology he develops is what he terms the “traditional” view espoused by “traditional Christian theologians.” I have to … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning

Posted on January 5, 2016 by rjs5

The first chapter of Ron Highfield’s new book The Faithful Creator: Affirming Creation and Providence in an Age of Anxiety looked at the theology of creation in the Old Testament. A commenter on A Theology of Creation (at Jesus Creed) … Continue reading →

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A Theology of Creation

Posted on December 17, 2015 by rjs5

I recently picked up a new book by Ron Highfield The Faithful Creator: Affirming Creation and Providence in an Age of Anxiety. This book explores the concepts of creation, providence and evil and looks like it should lead to some … Continue reading →

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