Francis Schaeffer on the age of the Earth: What does day mean in the days of creation? The answer must be held with some openness. In Genesis 5:2 we read: "Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created." As it is clear …
Category: Age of the Earth
The Bible Rocks — Review by Dr. Peter Enns
A good review of Young and Stearley's The Bible, Rocks, and Time by Dr. Peter Enns, professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, can be found here. I haven't finished the book yet, but agree with Dr. Enns that "despite this blunt assessment of young-Earth creationism, the authors’ treatment of their opponents’ views are …
Kentucky Creation Museum
Michael Spencer, the Internet Monk, has a good review of the Kentucky Creation Museum. For the extremely patient, it is worth wading through the 100+ comments. Most of the commenters are old-Earth Christians. One of my comments was "Keep the faith. Toss the junk." Grace and Peace
The Bible Rocks — endorsements
I received my copy of The Bible, Rocks, and Time yesterday (I thought I wouldn't get it until October!). Here are some of the endorsements from inside the front cover: What an enjoyable tour of the history of geology, the interaction between geological study and biblical exegesis, and the current field of geology itself! Professors …
The Bible Rocks
Back in the 1980s, a key book providing both Biblical and geological evidence for an old age for the Earth was Christianity and the Age of the Earth by Davis Young, professor of Geology at Calvin College. It is still a useful book, but it is about to be superseded by The Bible, Rocks, and …
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