Archives for August, 2009
An article from Karl Giberson and Darrel Falk of the BioLogos Foundation appeared in U.S. Today on Sunday (August 9, 2009). Admittedly, its title (“We believe in evolution – and God”) and first line (“The ‘conflict’ between science and religion in America today is not only unfortunate, but unnecessary”) had me rolling my eyes: can you say, “well-trod territory”? But that’s only because I’ve been involved with this debate so long that I’ve become calloused to the fact that this is an effective opening salvo for Christian scientists to make to those not currently embroiled in it, both the anti-science believer and the unbeliever who thinks rejecting science is part and parcel of Christianity. The territory covered throughout the rest of this opinion article by the co-presidents of BioLogos, while not untrod, is certainly not as well-trod, and fully capable of inviting the potentially interested to the site of the BioLogos Foundation, a fledgling project that in addition to being useful for beginners has shown a clear commitment to growth and high visibility (this article being an example of the latter).
- Where do we go once leaving Paul’s Adam? (BioLogos) I have really enjoyed Pete Enns‘s contribution to BioLogos of late. His latest frames the Adam/Eve question in an interesting and honest way. Here’s an excerpt related to my last post:...
- Human interpretations of Scripture and nature This is long for a “quote of the day,” but it’s so well stated that I couldn’t resist. It’s from an article by Kenton Sparks, author of God’s Word in...
- Beneficial mutations observed As a follow up to a post of mine from June 2008, I thought I’d take this opportunity to point out the excellent blog from the BioLogos Foundation called ”Science and the Sacred“,...
Damian at Castle of Nutshells found an interesting article by Mike Heiser on the subject of “Adam’s Sin and Old Testament Theology.” Heiser brings home the fact that “there isn’t a single verse in the entire Hebrew Bible [the Old Testament] that produces the theology put forth by the traditional interpretation of Romans 5:12.” This verse, of course, is part of one of the famous Adam/Christ parallel passages: “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned…” Heiser argues that interpreting this passage as teaching that “humanity inherited guilt” through Adam’s sin is problematic because, unlike so much of the context’s other material, this teaching has no basis in OT theology.
Related posts:- Where do we go once leaving Paul’s Adam? (BioLogos) I have really enjoyed Pete Enns‘s contribution to BioLogos of late. His latest frames the Adam/Eve question in an interesting and honest way. Here’s an excerpt related to my last post:...
- Indiana Jones and the Fall of Man Commonly in Christian theology, the agreement between Adam and God (the Adamic covenant) and the agreement between the Israelites and God (the Old Covenant of Moses) are contrasted (the Noahide...
- Self-preservation, the Fall, and redemption In my explanation of man’s depravity from the view of a recurring, individualized (non-historical) Fall, I have argued that mankind’s natural separation from God was in origin a result of...