The Science of Adam
by Kenneth KempTheology seems to require a “first parent” of the human race. How does that square with recent findings?
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Theology seems to require a “first parent” of the human race. How does that square with recent findings?
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It’s doubtful that Craig’s minimalist creation account can nourish the Evangelical imagination or sustain Christian orthodoxy. Continue Reading »
What historical claims does the Bible make about Adam and Eve? And is belief in a historical Adam and Eve compatible with the scientific evidence? In order to avoid the pitfalls of reading contemporary science into the biblical texts, it is best to treat these questions separately. Only after having . . . . Continue Reading »
The Spirit won’t stop until all creation is heavenized, until all things unite in praise. Continue Reading »
Genesis encourages us to mimic the faith of Abraham, but it also includes Lot as a foil. Continue Reading »
Modern understandings of creation are Manichaean in propensity. Continue Reading »
A review of Tom Dulack’s Paradise Lost, playing now in New York. Continue Reading »
Christians freely obey Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. “Come,” he beckons, “follow me.” Being a Christian requires more than intellectual or moral agreement with Christian teachings. Christ asks for our love and loyalty. Following him requires conversion, which leads to membership in . . . . Continue Reading »
God governs man, but man is made in God’s image and so in tribute to God’s rule, man must make rules for his own person. Continue Reading »
The first chapter of Genesis is a grand liturgy of creation. The second chapter describes with existential immediacy the universal human longing for fulfillment. Subsequent chapters are given over to disaster and destruction. The primordial man and woman set human history on its path toward . . . . Continue Reading »