Three Views on Creation and Evolution

by Stanley N. Gundry, Series Editor; J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds, General Editors

• ISBN13: 9780310220176
• ISBN10: 0310220173
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

For Christians, the issues raised by the different views on creation and evolution are challenging. Can a "young earth" be reconciled with a universe that appears to be billions of years old? Does scientific evidence point to a God who designed the universe and life in all its complexity. Three Views on Creation and Evolution deals with these and similar concerns as it looks at three dominant schools of Christian thought. Proponents of young earth creationism, old earth creationism, and theistic evolution each present their different views, tell why the controversy is important, and describe the interplay between their understandings of science and theology. Each view is critiqued by various scholars, and the entire discussion is summarized by Phillip E. Johnson and Richard H. Bube.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(32)
J. P. Moreland
John Mark Reynolds
1. YOUNG EARTH CREATIONISM	39	(64)
PAUL NELSON
JOHN MARK REYNOLDS
Responses	76	(19)
Walter L. Bradley	76	(4)
John Jefferson Davis	80	(5)
J. P. Moreland	85	(5)
Vern S. Poythress	90	(5)
Conclusion	95	(8)
2. PROGRESSIVE CREATIONISM ("Old Earth Creationism")	103	(56)
ROBERT C. NEWMAN
Responses	134	(19)
Walter L. Bradley	134	(3)
John Jefferson Davis	137	(5)
J. P. Moreland	142	(6)
Vern S. Poythress	148	(5)
Conclusion	153	(6)
3. THE FULLY GIFTED CREATION ("Theistic Evolution")	159	(90)
HOWARD J. VAN TILL
Responses	219	(21)
Walter L. Bradley	219	(7)
John Jefferson Davis	226	(5)
J. P. Moreland	231	(5)
Vern S. Poythress	236	(4)
Conclusion	240	(9)
Postscript: Final Reflections on the Dialogue	249	(30)
Reflection 1: Richard H. Bube	251	(16)
Reflection 2: Phillip E. Johnson	267	(12)
Select Bibliography	279	(4)
The Contributors	283	(4)
Person Index	287	(4)
Subject Index	291