Theistic Evolution
A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique
Published on 26. July 2022
Book
Hardback
1008 pages
978-1-4335-8513-5 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the ECPA Book of the Year Award for Bible Reference Works
Many prominent Christians insist that the church must yield to contemporary evolutionary theory and therefore modify traditional biblical ideas about the creation of life. They argue that God used-albeit in an undetectable way-evolutionary mechanisms to produce all forms of life. Featuring two dozen highly credentialed scientists, philosophers, and theologians from Europe and North America, this volume contests this proposal, documenting evidential, logical, and theological problems with theistic evolution-making it the most comprehensive critique of theistic evolution yet produced.
Explains why theistic evolution is not congruent with a biblical worldview
Features nineteen essays written by well-known experts in their fields
Designed to be used as a textbook for courses on religion and evolution
Accessible for those without expertise in the subject
Many prominent Christians insist that the church must yield to contemporary evolutionary theory and therefore modify traditional biblical ideas about the creation of life. They argue that God used-albeit in an undetectable way-evolutionary mechanisms to produce all forms of life. Featuring two dozen highly credentialed scientists, philosophers, and theologians from Europe and North America, this volume contests this proposal, documenting evidential, logical, and theological problems with theistic evolution-making it the most comprehensive critique of theistic evolution yet produced.
Explains why theistic evolution is not congruent with a biblical worldview
Features nineteen essays written by well-known experts in their fields
Designed to be used as a textbook for courses on religion and evolution
Accessible for those without expertise in the subject
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 60 mm
Weight
1488 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4335-8513-5 (9781433585135)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
J. P. Moreland | Stephen C. Meyer | Christopher Shaw
Theistic Evolution
A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique
E-Book
06/2020
Crossway
€24.21
Available for download
Persons
J. P. Moreland (PhD, University of Southern California) is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Biola University. He is an author of, contributor to, or editor of over ninety books, including The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters.
Stephen Meyer (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the director of the Discovery Institute's Center of Science and Culture. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestselling book Darwin's Doubt.
Chris Shaw (PhD, Queen's University, Belfast) is professor of drug discovery in the school of pharmacy at Queen's University in Belfast. He is the author of hundreds of peer-reviewed papers and the cofounder of a biomarker discovery company.
Ann Gauger (PhD, University of Washington) is director of science communication and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. She is also a senior research scientist at the Biologic Institute.
Wayne Grudem (PhD, University of Cambridge) is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including Bible Doctrine and Christian Beliefs.
Stephen Meyer (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the director of the Discovery Institute's Center of Science and Culture. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestselling book Darwin's Doubt.
Chris Shaw (PhD, Queen's University, Belfast) is professor of drug discovery in the school of pharmacy at Queen's University in Belfast. He is the author of hundreds of peer-reviewed papers and the cofounder of a biomarker discovery company.
Ann Gauger (PhD, University of Washington) is director of science communication and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. She is also a senior research scientist at the Biologic Institute.
Wayne Grudem (PhD, University of Cambridge) is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including Bible Doctrine and Christian Beliefs.
Content
Illustrations
Contributors
Preface to the Third Printing: Do We Define Theistic Evolution Correctly?
Foreword by Steve Fuller
General Introductions
Philosophical and Scientific Introduction: Defining Theistic Evolution (Stephen C. Meyer)
Biblical and Theological Introduction: The Incompatibility of Theistic Evolution with the Biblical Account of Creation and with Important Christian Doctrines (Wayne Grudem)
Section I: The Scientific Critique of Theistic Evolution
Section I, Part 1: The Failure of Neo-Darwinism
1. Three Good Reasons for People of Faith to Reject Darwin's Explanation of Life (Douglas D. Axe)
2. Neo-Darwinism and the Origin of Biological Form and Information (Stephen C. Meyer)
3. Evolution: A Story without a Mechanism (Matti Leisola)
4. Are Present Proposals on Chemical Evolutionary Mechanisms Accurately Pointing toward First Life? (James M. Tour)
5. Digital Evolution: Predictions of Design (Winston Ewert)
6. The Difference It Doesn't Make: Why the "Front-End Loaded" Concept of Design Fails to Explain the Origin of Biological Information (Stephen C. Meyer)
7. Why DNA Mutations Cannot Accomplish What Neo-Darwinism Requires (Jonathan Wells)
8. Theistic Evolution and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: Does It Work? (Stephen C. Meyer, Ann K. Gauger, and Paul A. Nelson)
9. Evidence from Embryology Challenges Evolutionary Theory (Sheena Tyler)
Section I, Part 2: The Case against Universal Common Descent and for a Unique Human Origin
10. The Fossil Record and Universal Common Ancestry (Guenter Bechly and Stephen C. Meyer)
11. Universal Common Descent: A Comprehensive Critique (Casey Luskin)
12. Five Questions Everyone Should Ask about Common Descent (Paul A. Nelson)
13. The Battle over Human Origins (Introduction to Chapters 14-16) (Ann K. Gauger)
14. Missing Transitions: Human Origins and the Fossil Record (Casey Luskin)
15. Evidence for Human Uniqueness (Ann K. Gauger, Ola Hoessjer, and Colin R. Reeves)
16. An Alternative Population Genetics Model (Ola Hoessjer, Ann K. Gauger, and Colin R. Reeves)
17. Pressure to Conform Leads to Bias in Science (Christopher Shaw)
Section II: The Philosophical Critique of Theistic Evolution
18. Why Science Needs Philosophy (J. P. Moreland)
19. Should Theistic Evolution Depend on Methodological Naturalism? (Stephen C. Meyer and Paul A. Nelson)
20. How to Lose a Battleship: Why Methodological Naturalism Sinks Theistic Evolution (Stephen Dilley)
21. How Theistic Evolution Kicks Christianity Out of the Plausibility Structure and Robs Christians of Confidence that the Bible Is a Source of Knowledge (J. P. Moreland)
22. How to Think about God's Action in the World (C. John Collins)
23. Theistic Evolution and the Problem of Natural Evil (Garrett J. DeWeese)
24. Bringing Home the Bacon: The Interaction of Science and Scripture Today (Colin R. Reeves)
25. The Origin of Moral Conscience: Theistic Evolution versus Intelligent Design (Tapio Puolimatka)
26. Darwin in the Dock: C. S. Lewis on Evolution (John G. West)
Section III: The Biblical and Theological Critique of Theistic Evolution
27. Theistic Evolution Undermines Twelve Creation Events and Several Crucial Christian Doctrines (Wayne Grudem)
28. Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with the Teachings of the Old Testament (John D. Currid)
29. Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with the Teachings of the New Testament (Guy Prentiss Waters)
30. Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with Historical Christian Doctrine (Gregg R. Allison)
31. Additional Note: B. B. Warfield Did Not Endorse Theistic Evolution as It Is Understood Today (Fred G. Zaspel)
?General Index
Scripture Index
Contributors
Preface to the Third Printing: Do We Define Theistic Evolution Correctly?
Foreword by Steve Fuller
General Introductions
Philosophical and Scientific Introduction: Defining Theistic Evolution (Stephen C. Meyer)
Biblical and Theological Introduction: The Incompatibility of Theistic Evolution with the Biblical Account of Creation and with Important Christian Doctrines (Wayne Grudem)
Section I: The Scientific Critique of Theistic Evolution
Section I, Part 1: The Failure of Neo-Darwinism
1. Three Good Reasons for People of Faith to Reject Darwin's Explanation of Life (Douglas D. Axe)
2. Neo-Darwinism and the Origin of Biological Form and Information (Stephen C. Meyer)
3. Evolution: A Story without a Mechanism (Matti Leisola)
4. Are Present Proposals on Chemical Evolutionary Mechanisms Accurately Pointing toward First Life? (James M. Tour)
5. Digital Evolution: Predictions of Design (Winston Ewert)
6. The Difference It Doesn't Make: Why the "Front-End Loaded" Concept of Design Fails to Explain the Origin of Biological Information (Stephen C. Meyer)
7. Why DNA Mutations Cannot Accomplish What Neo-Darwinism Requires (Jonathan Wells)
8. Theistic Evolution and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: Does It Work? (Stephen C. Meyer, Ann K. Gauger, and Paul A. Nelson)
9. Evidence from Embryology Challenges Evolutionary Theory (Sheena Tyler)
Section I, Part 2: The Case against Universal Common Descent and for a Unique Human Origin
10. The Fossil Record and Universal Common Ancestry (Guenter Bechly and Stephen C. Meyer)
11. Universal Common Descent: A Comprehensive Critique (Casey Luskin)
12. Five Questions Everyone Should Ask about Common Descent (Paul A. Nelson)
13. The Battle over Human Origins (Introduction to Chapters 14-16) (Ann K. Gauger)
14. Missing Transitions: Human Origins and the Fossil Record (Casey Luskin)
15. Evidence for Human Uniqueness (Ann K. Gauger, Ola Hoessjer, and Colin R. Reeves)
16. An Alternative Population Genetics Model (Ola Hoessjer, Ann K. Gauger, and Colin R. Reeves)
17. Pressure to Conform Leads to Bias in Science (Christopher Shaw)
Section II: The Philosophical Critique of Theistic Evolution
18. Why Science Needs Philosophy (J. P. Moreland)
19. Should Theistic Evolution Depend on Methodological Naturalism? (Stephen C. Meyer and Paul A. Nelson)
20. How to Lose a Battleship: Why Methodological Naturalism Sinks Theistic Evolution (Stephen Dilley)
21. How Theistic Evolution Kicks Christianity Out of the Plausibility Structure and Robs Christians of Confidence that the Bible Is a Source of Knowledge (J. P. Moreland)
22. How to Think about God's Action in the World (C. John Collins)
23. Theistic Evolution and the Problem of Natural Evil (Garrett J. DeWeese)
24. Bringing Home the Bacon: The Interaction of Science and Scripture Today (Colin R. Reeves)
25. The Origin of Moral Conscience: Theistic Evolution versus Intelligent Design (Tapio Puolimatka)
26. Darwin in the Dock: C. S. Lewis on Evolution (John G. West)
Section III: The Biblical and Theological Critique of Theistic Evolution
27. Theistic Evolution Undermines Twelve Creation Events and Several Crucial Christian Doctrines (Wayne Grudem)
28. Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with the Teachings of the Old Testament (John D. Currid)
29. Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with the Teachings of the New Testament (Guy Prentiss Waters)
30. Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with Historical Christian Doctrine (Gregg R. Allison)
31. Additional Note: B. B. Warfield Did Not Endorse Theistic Evolution as It Is Understood Today (Fred G. Zaspel)
?General Index
Scripture Index