Genomic science indicates that humans descend not from an individual pair but from a large population. What does this mean for the basic claim of many Christians: that humans descend from Adam and Eve?Leading evangelical geneticist Dennis Venema and popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight combine their expertise to offer informed guidance and answers to questions pertaining to evolution, genomic science, and the historical Adam. Some of the questions they explore include:

Can Christianity and evolution coexist? Traditional Christian teaching presents Jesus as reversing the effects of the Fall of Adam. However, an evolutionary view of beginnings doesn't allow for a historical Adam, making evolution seemingly incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul say about him. For Christians who accept evolution and want to take the Bible seriously, this presents a faith-shaking tension.Peter Enns, an expert in biblical interpretation, offers a way forw...

Derived from Three Views on Creation and Evolution, this digital short provides a vivid defense for the view that God created the world relatively recently and in six days. Critical of current scientific consensuses, though not abrasively so, the authors present biblical, philosophical, and scientific supports for their perspective. Their clear argumentation makes this one of the best presentations of a historic if recently maligned viewpoint, one that will be useful to proponents...

Derived from Three Views on Creation and Evolution, this digital short argues that Christians need not oppose evolution and that God in fact created the world through evolutionary processes. More specifically, Van Till proposes a position called fully gifted creation, which he defines as the understanding that God created the natural world with a built-in capacity to develop and evolve. With thorough attention paid to the philosophical, scientific, theological, and practi...

In the emotional debate surrounding evolution, it is often difficult to cut through the competing agendas to gain an unbiased understanding of the scientific issues involved. The Evolution Controversy provides a resource for doing so. The authors leave aside the profound philosophical and religious issues involved in the controversy in favor of a balanced and critical examination of the four major schools of thought involved: Neo-Darwinism, Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Met...

Using story, history, and personal anecdotes, McGaa demonstrates how America has strayed from the Natural Path. The rich ancestral wisdoms from the tribal peoples of Europe and from the Indigenous peoples of America are in danger of being lost, plunging us into chaos and despair as we tear ourselves away from the energy that created and sustains us. McGaa, an Oglala Sioux, uses the example of the Lakota Tribe as a beacon and exposes Organized Religion, false Democracies, Superstition and a...

The publication in 1632 of Galileo’s Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the ‘scientific revolution’ and helped Galileo become the ‘father of modern science’. The Dialogue contains Galileo’s mature synthesis of astronomy, physics, and methodology, and a critical confirmation of Copernicus’s hypothesis of the earth’s motion. However, the book also led Galileo to stand trial with the Inquisition, in what became known ...

Get The Most From Reading Your Bible, Achieving Spiritual Growth And Discovering Happiness. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet.This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to get the most out of your bible reading to achieve spiritual growth and discover happiness.Have you ever wondered where you can find happiness and answers to life’s biggest questions? Some try to seek them using all the modern apparatuses and gadgets, but you know what? They are all in t...

Explore the wonders of God’s creation with biologist David A. Steen, and discover the intricacies of things we usually take for granted: taste, gravity, skin, bacteria, trees, DNA, stars, cellular reproduction, and many more. Are you ready to experience an overwhelming sense of awe? God’s creative genius is simply breathtaking.

How the Bible Works and How to Read the Bible Literally were both created to help teach and uplift. They use educational visuals to help readers better understand the Bible’s message. Even better, they encourage people to pick up the Bible and read it for themselves.Provides a coherent, big-picture view of the Bible’s messageFocuses on key concepts, figures, and moments from the BibleCaptivates readers with striking, imaginative visuals

The doctrine of Scripture determines precisely how theology is done and what authority theological statements—including those in sermons, dogmatic texts, and confessional writings—possess. At stake is nothing less than truth itself and the possibility of communicating the truth of Christ to mankind.This book compares the pre-modern approach to Scripture, following early Christian theologians, Martin Luther, and historic Lutheranism, with modernism, starting with Socinianism and con...

Have you ever wondered... How Did God Do It? How did God perform the many miracles and supernatural events described in the Holy Bible — without violating the laws of physics and chemistry that He Himself put into place? And without conflicting with the basic tenets of Judaism and Christianity? This book proposes a theory that marries faith and rationality in a symphony of science and scripture.