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Evolution and Christian Faith Reflections of an
Evolutionary Biologist
Author: Joan Roughgarden
Publisher: Island Press (2006)
Language: English
Pages: 172
ISBN-10: 1597260983
ISBN-13: 9781597260985
Format: PDF
“I’m an evolutionary biologist and a
Christian,” states Stanford professor Joan
Roughgarden at the outset of her groundbreaking
new book, Evolution and Christian Faith:
Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist. From
that perspective, she offers an elegant, deeply
satisfying reconciliation of the theory of
evolution and the wisdom of the Bible.
Perhaps only someone with Roughgarden’s
unique academic standing could examine so well
controversial issues such as the teaching of
intelligent design in public schools, or the
potential flaws in Darwin’s theory of
evolution. Certainly Roughgarden is uniquely
suited to reference both the minutiae of
scientific processes and the implication of
Biblical verses. Whether the topic is mutation
rates and lizards or the hidden meanings behind
Saint Paul’s letters, Evolution and
Christian Faith distills complex arguments into
everyday understanding. Roughgarden has scoured
the Bible and scanned the natural world, finding
examples time and again, not of conflict, but of
harmony. The result is an accessible and
intelligent context for a Christian vision of the
world that embraces science. In the ongoing
debates over creationism and evolution, Evolution
and Christian Faith will be seen as a work of
major significance, written for contemporary
readers who wonder how—or if— they can
embrace scientific advances while maintaining
their traditional values.
Format: PDF
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