Oct 21, 2016 | Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Noah's Flood, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger While Charles Darwin’s 1859 Origin of Species posed challenges to traditional understandings of the Bible, many Protestants had little trouble accommodating Darwin’s ideas. But a significant minority resisted. Holding to inerrancy – the Bible is...
Oct 10, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Jason Hentschel, Young Earth Creationism |
by Jason Hentschel Jason A. Hentschel has a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Dayton. His research focuses on the intersection of evangelicalism and modern American culture. He has contributed chapters to The Bible in American Life and The Handbook of the Bible...
Sep 30, 2016 | Age of the Earth, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Rodney Kennedy, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Rodney Kennedy This post features Dr. Rod Kennedy’s cousin Boudreaux. As Rod says, “Boudreaux is my imaginary interlocutor. His is from the bayou of Louisiana and possesses an earthy wisdom but also a brutal certainty about everything. He always says what he thinks...
Sep 28, 2016 | Bible, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Historical Science, Inerrancy, Ken Ham, Observational Science, Patrick Thomas, Righting America, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Patrick Thomas Patrick Thomas reflects upon the contributions of our colleagues from the natural sciences from our recent series, Putting Observational Science to the Test. In his book The Lie, Ken Ham delineates the differences between “observational” and...
Sep 22, 2016 | Creationism, Evolution, Historical Science, Ken Ham, Mark Masthay, Observational Science, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Mark Masthay Dr. Mark Masthay brings our series on observational science to a close with a personal reflection on the significance of wonder and speculation in both his scientific work and his faith. Much of the content in this blog entry is from a talk by a...
Sep 16, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Creationism, Evolution, Historical Science, Ken Ham, Mark Masthay, Observational Science, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Mark Masthay For his third post, Dr. Mark Masthay uses the historical example of the “Phlogiston Hypothesis” to discuss how scientists negotiate the meaning of scientific discoveries. In doing so, he provides a very generous proposition for unifying...
