RECOMMENDED BOOKS - CREATION / EVOLUTION

CREATION AND CHANGE
Doug Kelly
Category: Creation/Evolution
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In this book Professor Douglas Kelly persuasively argues for a literal interpretation of the seven day account of creation found in Genesis chapters 1 and 2. He assesses both the biblical details and the scientific data to show that there is a convincing case for this understanding and how it is scientifically viable. How are Christians to develop their thinking on origins? Where do we start? “The Bible is God's revelation of his Word to us and includes all we need to know concerning his will for our lives. Notice how God chose to begin this all important book. He initiated his whole revelation with a description of creation, demonstrating that it is not only primal in the historical sense, but primary for the understanding of other doctrines as well” (p.16). This emphasis pervades the book: Douglas Kelly sets out to expound, teach and discuss the text of Genesis 1:1 – 2:4 regarding it as foundational for Christians.


FAITH, FORM, AND TIME
Kurt Wise
Category: Creation/Evolution
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Darwinian theories of the universe, although mostly rejected by evangelical Christians, have still found their way into creation theology. A concept such as evolutionist creation has watered down much of the Bible's teaching in order to reconcile with popular tenants of science. The whole controversy swirls around the age of the universe. Dr. Kurt Wise, an associate professor of science and director of the Center for Origins Research and Education at Bryan College, shows from solid biblical teachings and scientific confirmation why young universe creation is correct. Beginning with God and His Word as the standard, Wise demonstrates how the biblical witness teaches that the age of the universe is not as old as Darwinian theory would contend. He also demonstrates how all issues raised by evolutionists can be answered not only by the Bible, but also by scientific data and research, nailing shut macroevolution's coffin.


GENESIS AND THE DECAY OF THE NATIONS
Ken Ham
Category: Creation/Evolution
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This book is great for what it was meant to be regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees with Ken Ham's position. Of course, he had to oversimplify things for the sake of keeping it brief. However, this oversimplification doesn't mean that his basic points were wrong. Ultimately, Ken Ham is right that evolution and the Bible are incompatable. Any attempts to reconcile the two are intellectually bankrupt and/or dishonest. If evolution is right then the Bible is wrong. If the Bible is right then evolution is wrong. The two can't be reconciled.


THE BIG THREE
Henry Morris III
Category: Creation/Evolution
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Creation, The Fall, and The Flood with the promise of Christ. They are cornerstones of the Christian faith, they are events that literally changed the world forever. Yet, the foundations of these biblical truths are rooted in Genesis, a book that too many in the Church now treat as an allegory or a metaphor, as anything but the precise and inerrant Word of God. The Big Three refutes all of the popular compromises and much of the baggage that goes with it. Dr. Henry Morris III reveals a consistent and powerful thread throughout the Word of God. After Eden, the Gospel message became the overreaching message of the Scripture; after Eden, the Creation became the foundation for the Gospel message; after Eden, the promise contained in Creation became the hope of the Gospel.


THE GENESIS RECORD
Henry Morris
Category: Creation/Evolution
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The Genesis Record is the only commentary on the complete book of Genesis written by a creationist scientist. Written as a narrative exposition rather than a critical verse-by-berse analysis, the book is equally useful to both the theologically trained and the layperson. This is a great read because it has in depth investigation of the very brief account of the world prior to the flood of Noah. This book is a wonderful advocate for understanding the book of Genesis as something that is both theologically and historically sound.


THE NEW ANSWERS BOOK
Ken Ham (Editor)
Category: Creation/Evolution
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The New Answers Book (also available as volume 1 of a three publication series) is packed with biblical answers to over 25 of the most important questions on creation/evolution and the Bible. This book features 15 authors including Ken Ham (who also served as general editor), Dr. David Menton, Dr. Georgia Purdom, Dr. Tommy Mitchell, Dr. Jason Lisle, Dr. Terry Mortenson, Dr. Monty White, and Paul Taylor. It covers such foundational questions as: What about the gap theory? Where did Cain get his wife? and Is there really a God? It also covers topics like natural selection, death and suffering, plate tectonics, the big bang, the laws of nature, UFOs and extraterrestrials, the alleged dinosaur-to-bird connection, distant starlight, and more. The NEW Answers Book 1 even has a section on radiometric dating, including the results of the recent RATE (Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth) project, sponsored by the Institute for Creation Research and the Creation Research Society.


THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Ray Comfort (Introduction)
Category: Creation/Evolution
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This special 308-page edition not only contains the full Origin of Species but also has a 50-page Introduction by Ray Comfort that reveals the dangerous fruit of evolution, Hitler's undeniable connections to the theory, Darwin's racism, and his disdain for women. It counters the claim that creationists are "anti-science" by citing numerous scientists who believed that God created the universe -- scientists such as Einstein, Newton, Copernicus, Bacon, Faraday, Pasteur, and Kepler. The introduction also contains an outstanding Gospel presentation. The massive give-away of this book on the most prestigious universities in America (and around the world) was the brainchild of Ray Comfort in an attempt to kick the sacred academic cow of Darwinian evolution, and to further spread the Gospel. Comfort's introduction is brilliantly written.


THE SOUL OF SCIENCE
Nancy Pearcey
Category: Creation/Evolution
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A metanarrative has become ingrained in our culture which states that science is the means by which we threw off our religious superstitions and entered a brave new world of reason and progress. Does this metanarrative itself need to be overthrown? In this work Nancy Pearcey explains how Christian theism has played a vital role in the historical development of science. Moreover, the next scientific revolution may bring science back to a point where it will reconsider the possibility that life was designed.