Helpful resources for learning about creation, evolution, etc.

[Rich Schmidt]

I thought it might be good to have a thread where we share links to resources we've found helpful in learning more about the whole creation/evolution issue. We have at least two other threads going right now for discussing the issue (here (http://www.naznet.com/community/showthread.php?849-A-Discussion-on-Evolution) and here (http://www.naznet.com/community/showthread.php?863-Evolution-another-wrinkle)), so we don't have to repeat those conversations here.

So let's just share some links without critiquing the links shared by others. Sound good?

Here are some that I've stumbled across recently:

BioLogos.org (http://biologos.org) - "The BioLogos Foundation explores, promotes and celebrates the integration of science and Christian faith." This organization was founded by Francis Collins, along with two Nazarene professors - Karl Giberson and Darrel Falk.

AnswersInCreation.org (http://www.answersincreation.org/) - "a privately operated website, dedicated to sharing the Gospel, and to supporting Christians who believe in an old earth. ... Our message is that you can believe in the Bible, and believe that the earth is billions of years old, without any conflict." (from their About page) Lots and lots of articles have been collected here.

Glenn Morton's Creation/Evolution Homepage (http://home.entouch.net/dmd/) - articles by a guy who used to be a young-earth creationist (was published multiple times in Creation Research Society Quarterly) until the geologic data he saw at work pushed him to a crisis of faith, nearly leading him to atheism. He abandoned young-earth creationism in 1993, describing it as "the most painful ideological shift I have ever experienced." Now he publishes these articles to try to help others going through that same shift.

Anyone else?

[Rich Schmidt]

These two articles by Glenn Morton might be helpful for those who aren't comfortable reading the first part of Genesis as allegorical. As mentioned above, Glenn was a committed Young Earth Creationist who rejected that view when he saw that it was incompatible with what he was personally observing in nature.

A Theory for Creationists (http://home.entouch.net/dmd/synop.htm) - his theory of how to combine a belief in evolution and an old earth with a more literal/historical reading of Genesis. VERY interesting.

Why I Believe Genesis Is Historically Accurate (http://home.entouch.net/dmd/genesis.htm) - points out some ways that a historical reading of Genesis does NOT support a young earth view.

[Lorie Hatcliff]

Answers In Genesis http://www.answersingenesis.org/
Mission
We proclaim the absolute truth and authority of the Bible with boldness.
We relate the relevance of a literal Genesis to the church and the world today with creativity.
We obey God’s call to deliver the message of the gospel, individually and collectively.

Institute for Creation Research
http://www.icr.org/
off of the ICR webite are more specialized webites from their magazine IMPACT (formerly called Acts and Facts) and TECHNICAL PAPERS.

[Rich Schmidt]

Here's another: Reasons to Believe (http://www.reasons.org/) - "Bridging the gap between science and faith"

This group, started by Dr. Hugh Ross, promotes progressive creationism, the idea that God created in stages over millions or billions of years. They believe in an old earth and disagree with both evolution and young earth creationism. They believe the Bible is "verbally inspired and completely without error (historically, scientifically, morally, and spiritually) in its original writings."

[Charles W Christian]

Also:
www.randomdesigner.com (Dr. Rick Colling's site; he's a Nazarene scientist);

And

www.karlgiberson.com (also a Nazarene scientist)

Thanks,
CWC

[Rich Schmidt]

Because some have been struggling with what exactly "theistic evolution" means, I thought it would be helpful to link to Wikipedia's entry on the topic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theistic_evolution). It mentions the Church of the Nazarene and includes some helpful links at the end.

And while I was Googling, I also found this web page on the topic: theisticevolution.org (http://www.theisticevolution.org/). It contains several helpful articles and book recommendations, including this intriguing short piece (http://www.theisticevolution.org/fund_post.html) on how young-earth creationists and their reading of Genesis may actually be an example of postmodernism.

This site reminded me of one of the books I found helpful in my MA class on Genesis at ONU: The Meaning of Creation: Genesis and Modern Science (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804201250?ie=UTF8&tag=livinghopecom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0804201250), by Conrad Hyers. (I really need to find it and read it again. I know I have it here somewhere.) That's a link to Amazon.com, which inlcudes some thorough and helpful reviews, for those who are curious about the book's message.