The Sacred Chain: How Understanding Evolution Leads to Deeper Faith - Softcover

Stump, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0063350955 ISBN 13: 9780063350953

Publisher: HarperOne, 2025

Synopsis

A thought-provoking and eye-opening work by Jim Stump, Vice President at BioLogos and host of the Language of God podcast, offering a compelling argument about how evolution does not have to be at odds with faith, but can actually enrich and deepen it.

In this moving and deeply thoughtful book, Jim Stump takes readers with him on his journey to understanding evolution and reconciling it with his faith. The Sacred Chain draws on philosophy, theology, and the latest scientific research to tackle some of the biggest questions facing humanity and people of faith today, such as:

• How can we hold the Bible as a sacred text and yet reconcile modern science with it?
• If humans are created in the image of God, what does evolution have to teach us about our species and understanding our place in creation?
• How can we understand the soul if the human body is the product of evolution?
• How does evolutionary science help us understand how God might use pain and suffering for important and good purposes?

Deeply researched and a delight to read, The Sacred Chain provides clarity in our uncertain times, revealing a bigger picture of our world and our place within it. It is a panorama consistent with the scientific findings about who we are and where we come from that can actually bolster our faith as it engages our curiosity about ourselves, our universe, and the nature of existence itself.

About this title

About the Author

Jim Stump is vice president at BioLogos and host of the podcast Language of God. A former professor, he has a PhD in philosophy. He is the author of Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues and a coeditor of Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design; How I Changed My Mind About Evolution; and The Black-well Companion to Science and Christianity. He lives in Goshen, Indiana.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063350955
• ISBN 13: 9780063350953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272