* Few issues cause as much heated discussion between Christians as the relationship between creation and evolution. Scientist-believer Alexander establishes common ground for God's Word and work on topics from DNA, carbon dating, and genes to fossils, the fall, theodicy, and intelligent design. You'll discover how to embrace evolution as God's means of creation. 352 pages, softcover from Monarch.
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Reviewed by Brandon (Amherst), September 24, 2009
I actually believe books like these do an excellent job at presenting both sides of the spectrum and what would seem most logical to me is being able to pick up a book like this and leave everything you know think you know on the table (except of course a few biological principles that would be required to get you along through the material!).
I wouldn't criticize the scientific content. It blatant that if you're reading a technical book thet discusses issues relavent to biology it is an absolute necessity to develop an introduction to the machinery required to understand the background behind how scientific principles work.
I urge you and others and listen to the arguments and truly make an honest attempt to understand the evolution and not through down an appeal to a poor authoritative figure, such as Kent Hovind, who offers very questionable claims about the nature of biology, geology, astrophysics, and physics in general.
Such a book is designed to question your deepest intuition and to provoke thought. Use that food for your mind and try to look further than you have before. You've taken the first step outside the box of security in reading a book about evolution and creationism. Take another step further and either enroll yourself in a course or purchase a textbook!
Good luck!
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Reviewed by Lance Duff (Lawton, Oklahoma), March 02, 2009
Years ago I discovered Evolution and Creation are not compatible, in part by a comment from my Paleontology instructor at the University of Oklahoma. When I questioned the time for a particular isotope, the instructor replied, "creationism is down the hall, third door on your left (men's room!)." Thankfully the Lord introduced me to Creationism through the ministries of Institute for Creation Research and Kent Hovind. This book struggles to compromise the two belief systems, effectually "riding the fence." Questions are asked ("did man come from apes") but the answer is lost in a conflagration of "genomes" and DNA sequences that the average reader cannot comprehend...eventually missing his own answer. I truly pray that this author is not one of those who "...are ever learning but not able to come to the truth..." and those of whom "...say Lord, Lord..." but do not enter the kingdom of heaven. I wish someone had given me the book instead of making money off of me!
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