Over two dozen Christian leaders describe how they changed their minds about evolution Perhaps no topic appears as potentially threatening to evangelicals as evolution. The very idea seems to exclude God from the creation the book of Genesis celebrates. Yet many evangelicals have come to accept the conclusions of science while still holding to a vigorous belief in God and the Bible. How did they make this journey? How did they come to embrace both evolution and faith? Here are stories from a community of people who love Jesus and honor the authority of the Bible, but who also agree with what science says about the cosmos, our planet and the life that so abundantly fills it. Among the contributors are Scientists such as: Francis Collins Deborah Haarsma Denis Lamoureux Theologians and philosophers such as: James K. A. Smith Amos Yong Oliver Crisp Biblical scholars such as: N. T. Wright Scot McKnight Tremper Longman III Pastors such as: John Ortberg Ken Fong Laura Truax

Stories from noteworthy evangelical Christians who honour the authority of the Bible, but who also agree with what science says about the cosmos, our planet and the life that so abundantly fills it.

__Contents__  
Foreword by Denis Alexander 11  
Acknowledgments 13  
Introduction 15  
Kathryn Applegate and J. B. (Jim) Stump  
1\. From Culture Wars to Common Witness:  
A Pilgrimage on Faith and Science 21  
James K. A. Smith  
2\. Who's Afraid of Science? 29  
Scot McKnight  
3\. The Inevitable Conclusion 34  
Ken Fong  
4\. Learning to Praise God for His Work in Evolution 40  
Deborah Haarsma  
5\. An Old Testament Professor Celebrates Creation 48  
Tremper Longman III  
6\. Embracing the Lord of Life 54  
Jeff Hardin  
7\. Peace 62  
Stephen Ashley Blake  
8\. Learning the Language of God 69  
Francis S. Collins  
9\. Faith, Truth and Mystery 75  
Oliver D. Crisp  
10\. Inspired by an Amazing Universe 82  
Jennifer Wiseman  
11\. Boiling Kettles and Remodeled Apes 89  
John Ortberg  
12\. From Intelligent Design to Evolutionary Creation 96  
Dennis R. Venema  
13\. A Scientist's Journey to Reflective Christian Faith 103  
Praveen Sethupathy  
14\. A Fumbling Journey 109  
Dorothy Boorse  
15\. A Biblically Fulfilled Evolutionary Creationist 116  
J. B. (Jim) Stump  
16\. A True Read on Reality 124  
Daniel M. Harrell  
17\. A British Reflection on the Evolution  
Controversy in America 131  
N. T. Wright  
18\. Personal Evolution: Reconciling Evolutionary  
Science and Christianity 138  
Justin L. Barrett  
19\. The Evolution of an Evolutionary Creationist 143  
Denis O. Lamoureux  
20\. Learning from the Stars 153  
Laura Truax  
21\. So, Do You Believe in Evolution? 159  
Rodney J. Scott  
22\. The Spirit of an Evolving Creation:  
Surmisings of a Pentecostal Theologian 167  
Amos Yong  
23\. Two Books + Two Eyes = Four Necessities for  
Christian Witness 173  
Richard Dahlstrom  
24\. Finding Rest in Christ, Not in Easy Answers 180  
Kathryn Applegate  
25\. Safe Spaces 187  
Richard J. Mouw  
Notes 195

Kathryn Applegate

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword by Denis Alexander

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. From Culture Wars to Common Witness: A Pilgrimage on Faith and Science

2. Who’s Afraid of Science?

3. The Inevitable Conclusion

4. Learning to Praise God for His Work in Evolution

5. An Old Testament Professor Celebrates Creation

6. Embracing the Lord of Life

7. Peace

8. Learning the Language of God

9. Faith, Truth and Mystery

10. Inspired by an Amazing Universe

11. Boiling Kettles and Remodeled Apes

12. From Intelligent Design to Evolutionary Creation

13. A Scientist’s Journey to Reflective Christian Faith

14. A Fumbling Journey

15. A Biblically Fulfilled Evolutionary Creationist

16. A True Read on Reality

17. A British Reflection on the Evolution Controversy in America

18. Personal Evolution: Reconciling Evolutionary Science and Christianity

19. The Evolution of an Evolutionary Creationist

20. Learning from the Stars

21. So, Do You Believe in Evolution?

22. The Spirit of an Evolving Creation: Surmisings of a Pentecostal Theologian

23. Two Books + Two Eyes = Four Necessities for Christian Witness

24. Finding Rest in Christ, Not in Easy Answers

25. Safe Spaces

Notes

Perhaps no topic appears as potentially threatening to evangelicals as evolution. The very idea seems to exclude God from the creation the book of Genesis celebrates. Yet many evangelicals have come to accept the conclusions of science while still holding to a vigorous belief in God and the Bible. How did they make this journey? How did they come to embrace both evolution and faith? Featuring over two dozen stories from noteworthy evangelical leaders, scientists, biblical scholars, theologians, and philosophers. Including Francis Collins, John Ortberg, N.T.Wright, Tremper Longman III, and Amos Yong.

"Atheists often cite religious opposition to evolution as a reason for their unbelief. This wonderful collection of essays by Bible-believing Christians demonstrates how unnecessary it is to oppose evolution in the name of faith. What is striking about the authors in this volume is the sheer range and diversity of their own spiritual journeys in coming to terms with science. It is my prayer that evolution might cease to be seen as a threat to faith on the part of some Christians rather than as an integral aspect of God's created order for which the Christian can rightly give praise." -- Denis R. Alexander, emeritus director, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion "This collection of firsthand experiences is important for showing that firm belief in the truth-telling character of Scripture can support, rather than undermine, the best scientific investigations. It also provides more solid evidence for the good that BioLogos is doing to transform science and religion from a war zone to an instructive conversation." -- Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame

Kathryn Applegate (PhD, The Scripps Research Institute) is program director at BioLogos, where she designs and coordinates programs aimed at translating scholarship on origins for the evangelical church. She earned bachelors degrees in biophysics and mathematics at Centenary College of Louisiana and a PhD in computational cell biology from The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla). At Scripps she developed computer vision algorithms and mathematical models of the cell's internal scaffold, the cytoskeleton. Kathryn enjoys an active involvement in both the science and faith community and in her church. She and her husband Brent have two young children and love exploring the state parks of Michigan together. J. B. (Jim) Stump (PhD, Boston University) is senior editor at BioLogos, where he oversees the development of new content and curates existing content for the BioLogos website and print materials. He has also been a philosophy professor and academic administrator, and he frequently speaks to churches and other groups on topics at the intersection of science and Christianity. He is the author of Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues, coauthor of Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction and coeditor of The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.

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