A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy

by Ross, Hugh

• ISBN13: 9781576833759
• ISBN10: 1576833755
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Tyndale House Pub

Summary

The length of a day found in the Biblical account of creation has generated a ferocious controversy.Here is an in-depth study of history, theology, and science that gets to the heart of the tempest.

Table of Contents

ILLUSTRATIONS	6	(2)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	8	(1)
FOREWORD	9	(2)
INTRODUCTION	11	(100)
1. Flash Point	13	(8)
2. The Gathering Storm	21	(8)
3. The Clouds Burst	29	(12)
4. Wisdom of the Ages	41	(10)
5. The Creedal Climate	51	(8)
6. Toward Better Interpretations	59	(12)
7. Anchored in Scripture	71	(14)
8. Guided by Theology	85	(12)
9. Good God, Cruel World	97	(14)
10. Peace Through Paradise	111	(10)
11. Young-Earth Darwinism	121	(10)
12. Faith, Morality, and Long Creation Days	131	(8)
13. Big Bang: The Bible Said It First	139	(10)
14. Scientific Signs of Old Age	149	(12)
15. Challenges to an Old Cosmos	161	(14)
16. The Reliability of Radiometric Dating	175	(10)
17. The Scientific Case for a Young Cosmos	185	(22)
18. Physical Reality Breaks Through the Fog	207	(8)
19. Narrow Time Windows	215	(6)
20. The Significance of Man	221	(6)
21. A Clear "Day" Interpretation	227	(12)
22. Councils Attempt to Bring Calm	239	(6)
23. Tranquillity Through Testing	245	(6)
APPENDIX A: The Meaning of Faith in the Bible	251	(2)
APPENDIX B: Creation Passages in the Bible	253	(2)
APPENDIX C: The "Voice" of Nature	255	(1)
NOTES	256	(37)
INDEX	293	(8)
ABOUT HUGH ROSS	301	(2)
ABOUT REASONS TO BELIEVE	303