Understanding scientific theories of origins: cosmology, geology, and biology in Christian perspective
From five authors with over two decades of experience teaching origins together in the classroom, this is the first textbook to offer a full-fledged discussion of the scientific narrative of origins from the Big Bang through humankind, from biblical and theological perspectives. This work gives the...
| Summary: | From five authors with over two decades of experience teaching origins together in the classroom, this is the first textbook to offer a full-fledged discussion of the scientific narrative of origins from the Big Bang through humankind, from biblical and theological perspectives. This work gives the reader a detailed picture of mainstream scientific theories of origins along with how they fit into the story of God's creative and redemptive action Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Sidebars -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Getting Started on the Journey -- 1 Principles and Methods of Biblical Interpretation -- 2 A Comprehensive Doctrine of Creation and Implications for Scientific Study -- 3 Knowledge and Faith in Pursuing Origins Questions -- 4 Creation Through the Lenses of Science and Theology -- 2 Cosmic Origins -- 5 Cosmic Origins: Genesis 1:1 - 2:4 -- 6 Electromagnetic Radiation and the Scale of the Universe -- 7 The Expanding Universe -- 8 The Big Bang Model and Contemporary Cosmology -- 9 Lives and Deaths of Stars and Fine-Tuning -- 10 Biblical and Theological Perspectives on the Origins of the Universe -- 3 Origin and Geologic History of Earth -- 11 Origin of the Earth and Solar System -- 12 Historical Roots of Geology: Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism -- 13 The Genesis Flood -- 14 The Rock Cycle and Timescales of Geologic Processes -- 15 Rocks of Ages: Measuring Geologic Time -- 16 Plate Tectonics: A Theory for How the Earth Works -- 17 Reading Earth's History in Rocks and Fossils -- 18 Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Earth History -- 4 Origin of Life on Earth -- 19 From Spontaneous Generation to Abiogenesis -- 20 Prebiotic Chemistry: Preparing the Primordial Soup -- 21 Biological Information: Proteins and Nucleic Acids -- 22 Alternative Scenarios for Life's Origin -- 23 Biblical and Theological Perspectives on the Origin of Life -- 5 Origin of Species and Diversity of Life -- 24 Development of the Theory of Evolution -- 25 The Modern Synthesis of Evolution -- 26 Exploring the Evidence About Evolution: Phylogeny and Fossils -- 27 Development of an Extended Synthesis of Evolution -- 28 Biblical and Theological Perspectives on the Origin of the Diversity of Life -- 6 Human Origins 29 Human Origins: Genesis 2 - 3 -- 30 Human Origins: Evidence from Physical Anthropology -- 31 Human Origins: Genomic Evidence -- 32 Biblical and Theological Perspectives on the Image of God -- 7 Concluding Postscript -- 33 Biblical and Theological Perspectives on New Creation, Creation Care, and Science Education -- Glossary -- Image Credits -- General Index -- Scripture Index -- The BioLogos Foundation -- Praise for Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press |
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| ISBN: | 0830891641 |