For many years I have been a proponent of the BioLogos organization. They do
a remarkable job of theological and scientific education. I encourage readers
to take a tour of their site and read some of the many articles available. BioLogos
represents an Evolutionary Creationism perspective on the origins of life. Here, in their own words is an explanation
of what that means.
At BioLogos, we present the
Evolutionary Creationism (EC) viewpoint on origins. Like all Christians, we
fully affirm that God is the creator of all life—including human beings in his
image. We fully affirm that the Bible is the inspired and authoritative word of
God. We also accept the science of evolution as the best description for how
God brought about the diversity of life on earth.
But while we accept the scientific
evidence for evolution, BioLogos emphatically rejects Evolutionism, the atheistic
worldview that so often accompanies the acceptance of biological evolution in
public discussion. Evolutionism is a kind of scientism, which holds that all of
reality can in principle be explained by science. In contrast, BioLogos
believes that science is limited to explaining the natural world, and that
supernatural events like miracles are part of reality too.
BioLogos offers an explanation of our universe that does
justice to a theological understanding of a creator God, while also giving
credence to the science of our day that explains much of how our world works. I
know that this is a difficult area for many Christians to grasp and BioLogos
has done an excellent job of walking people through the many arguments. I
encourage my readers to spend time on their website and consider a viewpoint
that may not be one that you hold today. There are many opinions among
Christians about the nature of the origins of our universe. Let us not be
afraid to consider each other’s perspective on these issues.
Beyond the BioLogos website, I would also recommend the
following books:
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