Biblical Interpretation
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Review of God’s Good Earth
Read more: Review of God’s Good EarthJon Garvey, God’s Good Earth, (https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Good-Earth-Jon-Garvey/dp/1532652003/) In my talk for the webinar, I mentioned this book by Jon Garvey. Subtitled “The case for an unfallen creation”, it arguues for just that: that the physical created world is not “fallen” at all, but just as God designed it, and very good. Many of the points he makes…
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responding to Tim McGrew
Read more: responding to Tim McGrewTim’s talk on Tuesday night was my first exposure to his work and thought. I found his presentation well reasoned, clear, and helpful to me in a number of ways. That said, I think there is more going on when a person comes to faith than “rational process” as described in this lecture. While a…
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Southern California Meeting, January 26-27, on Natural Evil
Read more: Southern California Meeting, January 26-27, on Natural EvilWe will be meeting on the campus of Biola University, January 26-27, on the topic of “Natural Evil.” Many evolutionists point to “bad design” in nature, or predators, etc., as evidence of evolution by undirected processes. Many Christians also accept that these things are “bad,” and argue that they are a result of the Curse…
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New website on interpreting Genesis
Read more: New website on interpreting GenesisFull member David Bossard informs us that he has recently done a major rewrite/revision of his website http://www.creationnarrative.org. This is a detailed look at the texts from a “concordantist” perspective (the viewpoint that the texts really do give us chronology consistent with modern science.) David invites comments and/or corrections. This post has an open comments section…
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The problem of evil
Read more: The problem of evil[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] A new article by David Snoke is now available, on the problem of evil. The article looks at what we can know from logic and Scripture, and what we must leave as a mystery. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
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Review: Progressive Creation becomes aggressive
Read more: Review: Progressive Creation becomes aggressiveMore than Myth? Seeking the Full Truth about Genesis, Creation, and Evolution, P.D. Brown and R. Stackpole, editors (Chartwell Press, 2014). Bruce Gordon, “Scandal of the Evangelical Mind: A Biblical and Scientific Critique of Young-Earth Creationism,” Science, Religion, and Culture 1, 144 (2014).