Creation or Evolution: Do We Have To Choose? - Softcover

Alexander, Denis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857215787 ISBN 13: 9780857215789

Publisher: Monarch Books, 2014

Synopsis

Dr Denis Alexander is a neuroscientist who believes passionately in both the biblical doctrine of creation and the coherence of evolutionary theory. His book draws on the latest genetic research. What do we mean by creation and evolution? What are the common scientific objections to evolution? Is evolution atheistic? Who were Adam and Eve? Can the concept of the Fall be reconciled with evolutionary theory? How could a God of love create a world where animals kill each other? What about intelligent design? The author concludes that the question in the title is a false dichotomy: we do not need to choose, since both are true. 'Nature is what God does' - Augustine. This new edition takes account of the most recent scientific and theological developments and responds to critiques of the first edition.

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Review

"Surely the best informed, clearest and most judicious treatment of the question in its title that you can find anywhere today." -- J I Packer
"In this brilliant and highly readable treatise, Denis Alexander the scientists-believer argues convincingly and lovingly that a committed Christian need not fear evolution, but can embrace it as God's awesome means of creation." -- Dr Francis S Collins, Head of the Human Genome Project, USA
"Regardless of what position one might hold, Alexander's book will light the way to a more informed understanding of the terrain in one of today's most volatile issues. Just as importantly, he models the graciousness that ought to characterize our conversations. His expertise in the pertinent sciences is undergirded with a nuanced understanding of the biblical and theological issues and a commitment to their importance. Those who sometimes struggle with the technical jargon that often characterizes this conversation will find a breath of fresh air in his ability to communicate clearly. Books like this are helping the church to move beyond the warfare mentality and to consider anew ways that we can think as Christians in a complicated world, and Alexander's work has earned a spot at the top of the list." -- John Walton, Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College [author of The Lost World of Genesis One]
"Very timely, thoughtful, thorough and full of integrity. It speaks the languages of both science and faith in a remarkably clear and accessible way." -- Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford, UK
"A masterful and enlightening journey through both the relevant biblical text and the science underlying evolution." -- Andrew P. Halestrap, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, UK
"A fresh and massive contribution to an important debate...no Christian interested in the questions of origins can ignore this book." --Julian Hardyman, Senior Pastor, Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge, UK

About the Author

Dr. Denis R. Alexander was previously Chair of the Molecular Immunology Programme at The Babraham Institute in Cambridge. In 2006 he became founding Director of The Faraday Institute for Science & Religion at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge, where he is a Fellow, a position he held until 2012. Dr Alexander was Editor of the journal Science and Christian Belief from 1993-2012.

About this edition

• Publisher: Monarch Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0857215787
• ISBN 13: 9780857215789
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512