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Calvin College Seminars in Christian Scholarship

The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, Pt. 1

February 5, 2014 by Tom Ingebritsen Leave a Comment

There are two main points of tension between the scientific account of natural history and the creation account in Genesis 1. In my last two posts I discussed the tension around the timing of creation events. In the next three posts I'm going to discuss the scientific view of the mechanism of creation. Then in several following posts I will talk about questions and tensions that Christians may have concerning the scientific view. The theory of evolution is the dominant scientific explanation for the history of life … [Read more...] about The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, Pt. 1

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Seminar: Christian Grad Students in Paleobiology (2014)

November 18, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

At the 2013  American Scientific Affiliation  (ASA) Annual Meetings, several InterVarsity  Graduate & Faculty Ministry  (GFM)  staff had the privilege not only to meet, but also to have extended conversation(s) with faculty such as  Ralph F. Stearley  (Ph.D., University of Michigan). Ralph serves as a Professor of Geology in Calvin College's Department of Geology, Geography, and Environmental studies. AND last week he reconnected to share the announcement of  Equipping the Next Generation of Christian … [Read more...] about Seminar: Christian Grad Students in Paleobiology (2014)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith Tagged With: American Scientific Affiliation, ASA, BioLogos Foundation, calvin college, Calvin College Seminars in Christian Scholarship, Cara Wall-Scheffler, Delight in Creation, paleobiology, science

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