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  • Creation Groans; But Why? (RJS)

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    Jesus Creed: Creation Groans; But Why? (RJS) RJS is a Chemistry professor and a regular blogger at Scot McKnight's Jesus Creed blog. It is a fascinating take on the Romans 8 passage where Paul talks about all creation groaning. She writes: … Most of the commentaries on Romans 8 I've looked at trace the reference…

  • Genesis, Creation, and Ancient Interpreters, Part II

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    Science and the Sacred: Genesis, Creation, and Ancient Interpreters, Part II Peter Enns We saw last week that wisdom was represented as a woman in Proverbs. (We looked at Proverbs 8:22-31, but you can see it almost anywhere in Proverbs 1-9.) This is called “personification,” i.e., when human traits are given to something abstract to…

  • Theologians and Economists: Creation Implications

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    [Series Index] Today we turn a corner in our discussion of theologians and economists. Most economists (academic ones, anyway) live and work in positive economics … they study the world as it is and attempt to model how economic realities work. Theology is largely a study of normative behavior … we want to discern how…

  • At Peace With Science? (RJS)

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    RJS, a scientist at a first-rate University, has been doing a series on science and faith on Scot McKnight's Jesus Creed blog. Her installment today is a good one. Here is an excerpt from At Peace With Science? (RJS) … In the opening of his lecture of  24/7/2008 Dr. Falk relates his experience speaking in…

  • In the Beginning (Religion and Evolution)

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    The Economist: In the Beginning (Religion and Evolution) The debate over creation and evolution, once most conspicuous in America, is fast going global. THE “Atlas of Creation” runs to 770 pages and is lavishly illustrated with photographs of fossils and living animals, interlaced with quotations from the Koran. Its author claims to prove not only…

  • Theology and Economics: A Summary Narrative

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    Over the last seven posts, I have outlined my understanding of the biblical narrative. What I write from this point forward assumes the observations made in these posts. Therefore, I thought reviewing and summarizing what I have written might be good. You can find the Introduction to the series here: Introduction. Creation I made the…