Creation or Evolution / Edition 1

by Denis Alexander

Overview

Few issues engender so much heat between Christians as the topic of creation. Reasonable, calm, and supremely well informed, this is a book written by someone who is passionate about both science and the Bible. 'I hope,' says Denis Alexander, 'that reading it will encourage you to believe, as I do, that the 'Book of God's Word' and the 'Book of God's Works' can be held firmly together in harmony.' This substantial new edition updates the science, and extends the author's discussion of the theological implications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857215789
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	09/19/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Denis Alexander is the Emeritus Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion,St Edmund's College, Cambridge, where he is a Fellow.Dr Alexander was previously Chairman of the Molecular Immunology Programme and Head of the Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development at The Babraham Institute, Cambridge. Prior to that he was at the Imperial Cancer Research Laboratories in London (now Cancer Research UK), andspent 15 years developing university departments and laboratories overseas, latterly as Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Medical Faculty of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. There he helped to establish the National Unit of Human Genetics.

He was initially an Open Scholar at Oxford reading Biochemistry, before obtaining a PhD in Neurochemistry at the Institute of Psychiatry in London.

Dr Alexander writes,lectures and broadcasts widely in the field of science and religion. His Monarch titles include: Creation or Evolution and Is There Purpose inBiology?.

Table of Contents

Figures 10

Preface to the First Edition 11

Preface to the Second Edition 15

1 What Do We Mean By Creation? 21

2 The Biblical Doctrine of Creation 35

3 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Dating, DNA and Genes 58

4 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Natural Selection, Reproductive Success and Cooperation 88

5 What Do We Mean By Evolution? Speciation, Fossils and the Question of Information 112

6 Objections to Evolution 154

7 What About Genesis? 177

8 Evolutionary Creationism 199

9 Who were Adam and Eve? The Background 223

10 Who were Adam and Eve? Genesis and Science in Conversation 252

11 Evolution and the Biblical Understanding of Death 305

12 Evolution and the Fall 316

13 Evolution, Natural Evil and the Theodicy Question 366

14 Intelligent Design and Creation's Order 389

15 Evolution: Intelligent and Designed? 414

16 The Origin of Life 435

Postscript 461

Notes 464

Index 493

Editorial Reviews

Builds an integrated position between the biblical doctrine of creation and evolutionary theory. Updated edition.

From the Publisher

"Immensely valuable … a thoughtful and thought-provoking work."

The Tablet

"Very timely, thoughtful, thorough and full of integrity. It speaks the languages of both science and faith in a remarkably clear and accessible way."

John Pritchard

"A masterful and enlightening journey through both the relevant biblical text and the science underlying evolution."

Andrew P. Halestrap

"In this brilliant and highly readable treatise, Denis Alexander the scientist-believer argues convincingly and lovingly that a committed Christian need not fear evolution, but can embrace it as God's awesome means of creation. This is a must-read for all those who care about the future of the faith."

Dr Francis S. Collins

"A fresh and massive contribution to an important debate … no Christian interested in the questions of origins can ignore this book."

Julian Hardyman