Christianity and the “evolution question”: two perspectives
How should Christians approach the question of Creation and evolution? It’s a controversy that’s been going strong for many years, and the recent flurry of books by prominent atheist thinkers has once again put the spotlight on Christianity’s relationship to science. Is it possible for Christian to embrace evolution and related theories, or does our faith compel us to reject them?
There are (at least) two ministries in the Gospel.com community that tackle this question. Interesting (and perhaps frustratingly, if you were hoping for any easy answer to the “evolution question”) they come to different conclusions. It’s well worth reading through what both have to say as you ponder the question:
- Answers in Genesis is a major creationist ministry that has published many articles about the importance of believing in a literal creation story. There are dozens of essays there you could read, but you might start with What should a Christian think about evolution?, which lays out the case for rejecting evolution.
- On the other side of the fence is Scibel, which believes (as Answers in Genesis does) that science and Christianity are not incompatible, although Scibel comes to different conclusions. They’re dedicated to challenging myths about the faith/science relationship. They argue that it’s a myth that Christians can’t believe in evolution and have other essays on topics like the historicity of Adam and Eve and whether Christians should take the Bible “literally”.
These two ministries have different answers to the question of evolution and Christianity, but they’re both fighting to show that Christianity is not incompatible with serious science. And whatever side of the issue you identify with, it’s never a bad thing to read through different perspectives!
