Murphy’s Subtle but Truthful Tree
George L. Murphy
October 23, 2016
I am very pleased to include this answer from Dr. George Murphy, Ph.D. in Physics and theologian. Answering the riddle of the 100-year old tree, he notes God is not deceitful, but He is subtle: in both nature and the cross. He is a Templeton Prize winner, and one of my theological influences. In particular his work explaining the \[...\]
100 Year-Old Tree
Evolution
Theology
100 Year-Old Tree
Camel Chews Miracle Tree
Jon Garvey
July 8, 2016
Jon Garvey is an independent researcher in biblical creation doctrine at The Hump of the Camel. The editor of God's Good Earth, he is motivated by Evangelical, Reformed and Classical Theist perspectives. The complete version of his response can be found on his blog. In Dr Swamidass' fable of the 100 year old tree, truth is not \[...\]
100 Year-Old Tree
Evolution
Theology
The Barthian, “Why this Tree?”
Paul Metzger
July 2, 2016
Paul Metzger is a Professor of Christian Theology and Theology of Culture at Multnomah Seminary in Portland and the Director of The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins. This response is cross-posted on his blog. Dr. Swamidass asked me to respond from a Barthian angle. In this light, my question is not \[...\]
100 Year-Old Tree
Evolution
Theology
A Lutheran’s Artistic Tree
Timothy Saleska
July 2, 2016
Tim Saleska is a professor at Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis where he teaches exegesis of biblical poetry, specifically the book of Psalms. He is especially interested in how Christians read and meditate on the Psalms and in exploring the history of their interpretation in the Church. I think of God as a poet or an artist. \[...\]
100 Year-Old Tree
Evolution
Theology
The 100 Year Old Tree
S. Joshua Swamidass
May 13, 2016
I recently published an article that posed a question to theologians, inspired by what I have seen in science. I am still hoping for a response. I am still curious about the theology. To be clear, this is not a forum for scientific debate, but an invitation to creatively and productively engage mainstream science with theology. Responses \[...\]
100 Year-Old Tree
Evolution
Theology