Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Creation, Science, and Tim Keller

As a pastor, and more particularly, as the pastor of a church wherein many people push back on Christian orthodoxy (a fact which I absolutely LOVE), I think that more than any other question in the past ten years, I have been asked about the relationship between science /evolution and biblical theism. Many Christians find the whole relationship between biblical revelation and scientific truth to be hard to reconcile. More to the point, it often becomes a bit dicey for Christian leaders to admit where their leanings are on this particular topic because even the appearance of consideration of evolutionary biological principles is tantamount to heresy.


A more balanced and reasoned approach tot he topic is often needed - and who better to present that view than Tim Keller. Presbyterian pastor by day, Keller tackles the thorniness of the topic with a clarity that is enviable. I know, I know - I have already admitted in the young life of this blog to being a lover of Keller's work, but, when its good its good. So, for those that might be interested, here's a link to Keller's white paper on the topic as presented at a workshop this past November entitled,  "In Search of a Theology of Celebration.  




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  1. NathanMarch 1, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Interesting article but I do disagree with it. Here is John MacArthur's view on this issue. I think he lays it out very clearly from scripture. He does a much better job explaining it than I ever could.
    www.gty.org/Resources/Sermons/90-359_The-Theology-of-Creation

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