Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Genesis: Days, Adam, and Evolution--Some Resources

The following are some resources on Creationism, Intelligent Design, Theistic Evolution, etc.

A Taxonomy of Teleology: Phillip Johnson, the Intelligent Design Community and Young-Earth Creationism by Marcus Ross and Paul Nelson.  
* This essay appeared in Darwin's Nemesis: Phillip Johnson and the Intelligent Design Movement (Downers Grove, Ill: Intervarsity Press, 2006) edited by William Dembski.


The Genesis Debate: Three Views on the Days of Creation (Mission Viejo, Cal.: Crux Press, 2001)--edited by David G. Hagopian.
* 24-Hour View: J. Ligon Duncan & David W. Hall
* Day-Age View: Hugh Ross & Gleason L. Archer
* Framework View: Lee Irons with Meredith G. Kline 

Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither (Three Views on the Bible's Earliest Chapters) edited by Charles Halton (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2015)--contributors: James K. Hoffemeier, Gordon J. Wenham, and Kenton L. Sparks.


* Note: See Jason DeRouchie's review of this book HERE.

Reading Genesis 1-2: An Evangelical Conversation edited by J. Daryl Charles (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2013).  Five views with the main contributors: Richard Averbeck, Todd Beall, C. John Collins, Tremper Longman III, and John Walton.



Three Views on Creation and Evolution edited by J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1999).
* Young Earth Creationism: Paul Nelson & John Mark Reynolds
* Progressive Ceationism: Robert C. Newman
* Theistic Evolution: Howard J. Van Till


Four Views on the Historical Adam edited by Ardel B. Caneday and Matthew Barrett (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2013).
* No Historical Adam: Evolutionary Creation View--Denis O. Lamoureux
* A Historical Adam: Archetypal Creation View--John H. Walton
* A Historical Adam: Old-Earth Creation View--C. John Collins
* A Historical Adam: Young-Earth Creation View--William D. Barrick


Update (July 3, 2021): Vern Poythress has a helpful article outlining various evangelical views on Genesis 1 and 2--Evangelical Interpretations of Genesis 1-2.