(short) Book Review: A book that may be of some interest....
(Review by Amazon)
(Review by Amazon)
Creation, Evolution, and Theology:
An Introduction to the Scientific and Theological Methods
by Fernando Canale
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; First edition (June 11, 2013) 172 pages
"Should Christian theology accommodate the six-day account of biblical creation to deep time (several billion years) evolution? The prestige of empirical science has convinced many theologians and entire denominations that evolution is the true account of the history of life on earth. For them evolution is just as true and certain as the fact that apple trees produce apples. This conviction has compelled theologians to reinterpret Scripture and rearrange their beliefs to fit the new “fact” of evolutionary history. In Creation, Evolution, and Theology: An Introduction to the Scientific and Theological Methods, Fernando Canale presents the basic structure of scientific methodology and its application to the construction of evolutionary history. He shows the popular belief in the “absolutely certain results” of scientific methodology to be a myth, something already acknowledged by scientific philosophers and postmodern critics.
Canale then explains how, because of past historical accommodations in their theologies, Roman Catholic and protestant theologies are now able to coherently adapt their beliefs to include evolution. However, Canale argues, when Christians choose to develop their theologies from Scripture alone, Christian theology cannot accommodate its beliefs to deep time evolutionary history without losing its essence and inner coherence. Canale hopes that in the heated debate between Biblical Creationism and Evolutionism contenders will finally recognize the critical and foundational role methodologies play in the formation of evolutionary theory and Christian creationism. The focus on methodology will unmask the “fact” of evolution as mere “theory” and help Christians understand that the accommodation of evolution hinges solely on the theological method they choose to follow."
In the beginning God created...
Genesis 1:1
