Evolutionary Creation : A Christian Approach to Evolution

by Lamoureux, Denis O.

• ISBN13: 9781556355813
• ISBN10: 1556355815
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-15
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

In this provocative book, evolutionist and evangelical Christian Denis O. Lamoureux proposes an approach to origins that moves beyond the "evolution" vs. "creation" debate. Arguing for an intimate relationship between the Book of God's Words and the Book of God's Works, he presents evolutionary creation-a position that asserts that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit created the universe and life through an ordained and sustained evolutionary process. This view of origins affirms intelligent design and the belief that beauty, complexity, and functionality in nature reflect the mind of God. Lamoureux also challenges the popular Christian assumption that the Holy Spirit revealed scientific and historical facts in the opening chapters of the Bible. He contends that Scripture features an ancient understanding of origins that functions as vessel to deliver inerrant and infallible Messages of Faith.

Author Biography

Denis O. Lamoureux is Associate Professor of Science and Religion at St. Joseph's College, part of the University of Alberta

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xix
Introductory Categories	p. 1
Evolution
Creation
Concordism
Beyond the "Evolution" vs. "Creation" Debate	p. 21
Young Earth Creation
Progressive Creation
Evolutionary Creation
Deistic Evolution
Dysteleological Evolution
The Creator in a Designed and Evolving Creation	p. 53
Divine Action
Intelligent Design
The Anthropic Principle
The Ancient Science in the Bible	p. 105
Introductory Categories
Ancient Geology
Ancient Astronomy
Ancient Biology
The Bible and Science: Beyond Conflict and Concordism	p. 148
Implications of Ancient Science
Principles of Biblical Interpretation
An Incarnational Approach to Biblical Inerrancy and Infallibility
The Ancient History in Genesis 1-11	p. 177
Introductory Categories
The Historicity of Genesis 1-11
Genesis 1-11 and History: Beyond Conflict and Concordism	p. 241
Historiography, Ancient Motifs and Divine Inspiration
Toward the Literary Genre of Genesis 1-11
Were Adam and Noah Historical?
A Christian Approach to Human Evolution	p. 283
The Manifestation of the Image of God and Human Sin
Suffering and Death in Evolution
The Sin-Death Problem
Coming to Terms with Evolution: A Personal Story	p. 332
Final Thoughts and Reflections	p. 367
Credits and Permissions	p. 387
Appendices	p. 389
Notes	p. 443
Glossary	p. 473
Subject Index	p. 477
Scripture Index	p. 481
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