An Evolving Conversation
In this article, GRAHAM B. WALKER dialogues with two historic R & E articles about evolution. Walker begins with a useful summary of the background of and current issues in the evolution debate. He then discusses an article written by John R. Sampey in 1937, in which Sampey attempts to harmonize...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2004
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Review and expositor
Year: 2004, Volume: 101, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-120 |
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| Summary: | In this article, GRAHAM B. WALKER dialogues with two historic R & E articles about evolution. Walker begins with a useful summary of the background of and current issues in the evolution debate. He then discusses an article written by John R. Sampey in 1937, in which Sampey attempts to harmonize the then-current evolutionary thought with the text of the Old Testament. Walker concludes, “Sampey continues to labor under the assumption of an ‘essential unity’ of the scientific and biblical accounts of creation as his article infers that science will inevitably crown humanity as the pinnacle of the evolutionary process even as the biblical account of the creative process has already done so.” Eric Rust's 1961 article presents what initially appears to be a similar point of view. Walker writes “From the outset, Rust appears to build on the “dialogical” view of science and faith initially suggested by Sampey.” However, Rust emphasizes the categorical differences between the religious and scientific approaches to undertanding the origins and workings of the world. Rust writes, “We need to be reminded that there is really no conflict between the Bible and modern science when we recognize the function which each serves.” While Sampey seeks to harmonize the seemingly conflicting claims between science and faith, Rust leads the reader to understand the categorical difference in the aims and the language of the two disciplines. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/003463730410100109 |