Oct 14, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Colleges, Fundamentalism, Ken Ham |
by William Trollinger This post begins with a story from Bill about an experience he had as an undergraduate at Bethel College, a Baptist school in St. Paul, Minnesota. For those readers who did not attend an evangelical college, see below for an example of the fun...
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...
Aug 9, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Fundamentalism, Genocide, Noah's Flood |
by Susan Trolllinger As children move through the first level of Ark Encounter, they pass by rack upon rack of ceramic jars and burlap sacks. They peer between the vertical bars of large wooden cages; sometimes they see nothing, sometimes they see a...
Jul 25, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bible, Biblical Literalism, Church, Creation Museum, Culture War, Fundamentalism, History, Inerrancy, Israel, Jesus, Righting America |
by Emily Hunter McGowin The authors of Righting America observe that, “given the Creation Museum’s stated commitment to biblical inerrancy and the very words of the Bible as ‘God-breathed,’” it is striking that the museum is “oddly loose” in its presentation of the...
