Articles for tag: Intelligent Design

June 9, 2014

By Tim Stafford I”ve interviewed 11 scientists who, while disagreeing withÂ each other, share the conviction that a person can embrace both science and faith in God. These days, almost every young American believes he has a choice to make. He can choose faith or he can choose science, but he can”t choose both. It”s extremely hard to choose faith over science, though some do. After all, if you breathe the air around any academic institution, you imbibe the belief that all the good jobs involve math and science. Watch college commercials during bowl or tournament games. Don”t they always””always“”include a

June 8, 2014

Christian Standard

Book Reviews Reviews

A Truce in the Creation Wars? (A Book Review)

By Jon Weatherly Creation versus evolution, young earth versus old earth, design versus chance, God versus Darwin””few issues stir as much controversy for and among Christians as the question of origins. The recent debate between Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, and Bill Nye, PBS”s “the Science Guy,” is but the latest in a series of flashpoints going back at least to the celebrated Scopes “monkey” trial of 1925. In the aftermath of these events, Christians sometimes feel they”ve been surrounded by mortal enemies who must be fought at all costs. Too often what some Christians mount as a

June 7, 2014

Christian Standard

Apologetics & Worldview Faith & Science

The Late Great Ape Debate (Part 2)

By Bayard Taylor What should a Christian believe about God and creation? Some Christians hold firmly to one view, but not all Christians agree about which view is correct. Some have rejected God or the Bible as they”ve studied the science surrounding creation theories. And others, confused by the controversies, just try to avoid the subject. Here, adapted from Bayard Taylor”s book, is a survey of five main creation views, with arguments for or against each of them. (We published Part 1 yesterday — CLICK HERE to read it. And the entire book is available for download fromÂ Standard Publishing’s website.)

September 24, 2006

Paul McDorman

Apologetics & Worldview Faith & Science

Creation and Evolution: A Debate Primer

A clear guide to the key terms and assumptions behind today’s creation-and-evolution debates, explaining major viewpoints like young-earth and old-earth creationism, intelligent design, and theistic and materialistic evolution.