The science of genetic bottlenecks is known to many, but often misunderstood.
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The science of genetic bottlenecks is known to many, but often misunderstood.
An exploration of the unique providential events (and nonevents) in the evolutionary lineage of humans Science
Exploring options for reconciling evolutionary science with the Bible, with a focus on Reformed theologies and hermaneutics. Theology
Denis Lamoureux, an evolutionary creationist, found a math error in The Genealogical Adam and Eve. This mistake, and the rest, are corrected in the paperback version of the book.
An old-earth creationist explains how he changed is mind, surveyingthe shifts in young earth arguments over the last 50 years.
This is the history that young earth creationists do not want you to know about. History
Four possible models of how humans came to possess their unique traits, in an imaginative old earth creationist book. Science Theology Adam and Eve
Want to make your new category of ‘scientists’ stand out? Make them shining beacons of knowledge against a backdrop of flat Earth ignorance—even if you have to invent that too. Science History
In this essay we respond to the comments of Tom McCall, William Lane Craig, and Stephen C. Meyer on mere theistic evolution.
In claiming “fair use” to republish deleted articles, Peaceful Science is not utilizing a “loophole,” but is closely aligned with the constitutional purpose of copyright law.
Exploring what paleontology, archaeology and biology tell us about when our ancestors acquired uniquely human traits. Science History
Murray and Churchill’s paper do an admirable job defending theistic evolution against theological objections.
Always check the references; you never know when Washington Irving might be gaslighting you. Science History
Rather than ask, “Can we reconcile orthodox evolutionary theory with orthodox theological commitments?”, I ask: “Should we?”
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most impactful theologians of the 20th century, but most Christians have never read his work. Here is how to read him. Race Theology
I am a scientist, and I am often asked by my colleagues about evidence I see for the resurrection. This is how I explain it to them. Confession Resurrection
The Christian community needs to see more humility from its intellectual leaders—and more patience and less pressure to crank out surefire answers to hard questions on complex issues.
Here be dragons, and what they really meant to those who included them on their maps. Science History
In a review of Theistic Evolution, two scholars propose “Mere Theistic Evolution” as a way to bridge the divide between Intelligent Design and evolutionary science.
I’m a professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, and today, I am celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. So are dozens of my colleagues. How can this be? Confession Resurrection
Whatever else you might think of Christopher Columbus, you can rest assured he set sail from a Europe that already knew the Earth was round. Science History
The Genesis story of Adam and Eve matters. Not just to Christians, but to people of all Abrahamic faiths. Science Ancestry Adam and Eve
Swamidass invites us to treat one another virtuously in the midst of our differences, not as things but as persons, as King envisioned in view of Jesus. Theology Society
This is one of those insights that corresponds to the Bible’s intent and makes me think “Why didn’t someone say this so clearly earlier?” Theology Ancestry Adam and Eve
