Theology

The Time Comes For Genealogy Jon Garvey January 17, 2019 Most new ideas turn out to be old ideas whose time has come, or even ideas that have returned after a long absence. The Genealogical Adam's time has come. Adam and Eve Theology

The Axiom of Belief S. Joshua Swamidass June 28, 2018 Dr. Andy Walsh, a Ph.D trained computational biologist, and he is publishing his first book, Faith Across the Multiverse: Parables from Modern Science.  Dr. Walsh is computational biologist, just like me. Early in our training, computational biologists become intellectual omnivores and polyglots. To be successful, we must weave between several fields. This comes through in \[...\] Science Theology

Evolution and the Problem of Evil S. Joshua Swamidass December 6, 2017 These arguments against theism and evolution, however, are not sensible arguments against a Jesus-grounded faith. Evolution Theology

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

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

Q&A: The Age of Rubio’s Earth S. Joshua Swamidass November 29, 2012 In 2012 I published an article in the Wall Street Journal about Marc Rubio's comments to GQ Magazine about the age of the Earth. You can read it here. I decided to make this page to include a few parts of this article to include a few key parts that had to be cut from the article to meet space requirements and to answer questions from readers as they come up. Confession Evolution Science Theology