Four Views on Creation, Evolution, an..., Zondervan
Four Views on Creation, Evolution, an..., Zondervan
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Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design

Author: Zondervan

Narrator: Karen Ireland, Samm Musick, John Behrens

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/25/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Evolution--or the broader topic of origins--has enormous relevance to how we understand the Christian faith and how we interpret Scripture. Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design presents the current "state of the conversation" about origins among evangelicals representing four key positions:Young Earth Creationism - Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis)Old Earth (Progressive) Creationism - Hugh Ross (Reasons to Believe)Evolutionary Creation - Deborah B. Haarsma (BioLogos)Intelligent Design - Stephen C. Meyer (The Discovery Institute) The contributors offer their best defense of their position addressing questions such as:What is your position on origins - understood broadly to include the physical universe, life, and human beings in particular?What do you take to be the most persuasive arguments in defense of your position?How do you demarcate and correlate evidence about origins from current science and from divine revelation?What hinges on answering these questions correctly? This book allows each contributor to not only present the case for his or her view, but also to critique and respond to the critiques of the other contributors, allowing you to compare their beliefs in an open forum setting to see where they overlap and where they differ.Figures, a book list, and footnotes are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

About Ken Ham

Ken Ham is the president/CEO and founder of Answers in Genesis–US and the highly acclaimed Creation Museum. Ham is one of the most in-demand Christian speakers in North America. His emphasis is on the relevance and authority of the book of Genesis and how compromise on Genesis has opened a dangerous door regarding how modern culture and the church view biblical authority. His Australian accent, keen sense of humor, captivating stories, and exceptional PowerPoint illustrations have made him one of North America’s most effective Christian communicators.

About Hugh Ross

Hugh Ross (PhD, University of Toronto) is founder and president of Reasons to Believe (www.reasons.org). He is the author of many books, including More Than a Theory, Why the Universe Is the Way It Is, and Improbable Planet. An astronomer, Ross has addressed students and faculty on over three hundred campuses in the United States and abroad on a wide variety of science-faith topics. From science conferences to churches to government labs, Ross presents powerful evidence for a purpose-filled universe. He lives in the Los Angeles area.

About Deborah Haarsma

Deborah B. Haarsma (PhD, MIT) has served as the President of BioLogos since 2013. Previously, she served as professor and chair in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Haarsma is an experienced research scientist, with several publications in the Astrophysical Journal and the Astronomical Journal on extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. She is co-author (with her husband Loren Haarsma) of Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design and co-editor (with Rev. Scott Hoezee) of Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church. Gifted in interpreting complex scientific topics for lay audiences, Haarsma often speaks to churches, colleges, and schools about the relationships between science and Christian faith.

About Stephen C. Meyer

Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle. He has authored the New York Times best seller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2013) as well as Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2009), which was named a Book of the Year by the Times (of London) Literary Supplement in 2009.

About James Stump

J. B. Stump (PhD, Boston University) is Senior Editor at BioLogos where he oversees the development of new content and curates existing content for the website and print materials. He has authored Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues (Wiley-Blackwell, forthcoming) and co-authored (with Chad Meister) Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction (Routledge, 2010). He has co-edited (with Alan Padgett) The Blackell Companion to Science and Christianity (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) and (with Kathryn Applegate) How I Changed My Mind About Evolution (Intervarsity, forthcoming). 

About Stanley N. Gundry

Stanley N. Gundry is executive vice president and editor-in-chief for the Zondervan Corporation. He has been an influential figure in the Evangelical Theological Society, serving as president of ETS and on its executive committee, and is adjunct professor of Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books and has written many articles appearing in popular and academic periodicals.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ana

Creo que este es un buen recurso para los interesados en conocer las principales posturas que los cristianos pueden tener acerca del proceso creativo de Dios. Desde el principio del libro me pregunté qué hacía aquí la postura del Diseño Inteligente, que en realidad no es una postura sino más bien un......more

Goodreads review by R.W.

This volume contains a snapshot of how Evangelicals based in North America view the scientific and theological implications of the origins of life on Earth. In that sense, the book is informative. Personally, I completely reject Ken Ham's approach to origins, because I think he is cavalier about both......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

Having been raised with a Young Earth Creation worldview, and now believing an Evolutionary Creation worldview, this book was very interesting to me. I didn't know much about the other two world views, Old Earth Creation and Intelligent Design, before I read this book. This book includes an essay fr......more

Goodreads review by J.K.

My Rating - Put it on your list Level - Medium length, moderately to highly (especially the last chapter) scientific/technical language (from three of the authors) Summary The format is the now standard Counterpoint Series - Essay/Argument, responses from the other three authors, then a rejoinder. Also......more

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