1st Edition

The Nature of Creation Examining the Bible and Science

By Mark Harris Copyright 2013
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

It is generally assumed that science and religion are at war. Many now claim that science has made religious belief redundant; others have turned to a literalist interpretation of biblical creation to reject or revise science; others try to resolve Darwin with Genesis. "The Nature of Creation" addresses this complex debate by engaging with both modern science and biblical scholarship together.... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Creation According to Modern Science 3. Creation According to the Bible I: Genesis 4. Creation According to the Bible II: The Creation Motif 5. The Framework of Biblical Creation 6. Creator-Creation: How Can a Relationship Be Described? 7. The Fall 8. Suffering and Evil 9. Scientific Eschatology and New Creation 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index

Biography

Mark Harris is Lecturer in Science and Religion at the University of Edinburgh.