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Uncertain?
The results of a recent Barna poll come as something of a surprise: the majority of Protestant pastors polled report some degree of uncertainty about their position on the creation/evolution debate. Many of them do, undoubtedly, hold a specific view on the issue – but they claim to hold it with uncertainty. TCF friend Todd [...]
Origins
Creation and Evolution: Resources Short(ish) Reads Tim Stafford, “A Tale of Two Scientists: What Really Happened ‘In the Beginning’” The origins debate is more than positions: it’s people. Here are the stories of two scientists who take different positions on the issue. Todd Wood and Dennis Venema, “What a Young-Earth Creationist and an Evolutionary Creationist [...]
Celebrate the Challenges: a guest post
Anyone who works with traditional undergraduate college students is well aware that they are on a transitional journey as emerging adults. As a biology faculty member at a Christian liberal arts university, I view my role in this process as not only a guide in their understanding of biological concepts but also a provider of [...]
What a Young-Earth Creationist and an Evolutionary Creationist Would Like to Hear from Each Other
I’m often asked just what The Colossian Forum is all about. I’m thankful that now, in addition to pointing people to our mission, vision, and values, I can also point them to a concrete example of the sort of conversation we want to foster: serious, respectful, charitable interaction between young earth creationists and evolutionary creationists, [...]
Bill Nye, Creationism, and Our Take
Bill Nye (yes, the science guy) has received some attention for his recent comments on evolution and creationism. We appreciate and commend Mr. Nye’s passion for science and learning; indeed, his concerns for academic honesty, scientific coherence, and, even more significantly, the future of our children’s intellectual welfare, are deserving of our admiration. Our concern, [...]
Article – What I Would Like To Hear A Young-Earth Creationist Say
One of the issues that Christians of YEC or Evolutionary Creationist (EC) persuasions will likely face, sooner or later, is a breakdown in Christian fellowship over one’s views. For a YEC, this might take the form of being regarded as…
Pull Up A Seat: Venturing to the Other Side of the Dialogue Table
It’s always a provocative experiment when an “outsider” takes part in a community in which they naturally do not belong. So when Jason Rosenhouse, an atheist and math professor, wrote Among the Creationists, a memoir about his experience attending Intelligent Design and Creationist conferences, we asked our friend, Todd Wood, to write a review. Todd, [...]
Book Review – Among the Creationists: Dispatches from the Anti-Evolutionist Front Line by Jason Rosenhouse
Rather than smugly caricaturing creationists, Rosenhouse spent time at creationist and intelligent design (ID) conferences interacting with prominent creationists, as well as the rank and file. He paints a complicated portrait of modern creationists…
