Description:
Few topics have generated as much heat amongst evangelicals as the age of the earth and the doctrine of creation. Three camps have emerged to offer solutions: young-earth creationists (Answers in Genesis), old-earth creationists (Reasons to Believe), and evolutionary creationists (BioLogos).
Controversy of the Ages carefully analyzes the debate by giving it perspective. Rather than offering arguments for or against a particular viewpoint on the age of the earth, the authors take a step back to put the debate in historical and theological context. The authors of this book demonstrate from the history of theology and science controversy that believers are entitled to differ over this issue, while still taking a stand against theistic evolution. But by carefully and constructively breaking down the controversy bit by bit, they show why the age issue is the wrong place to draw a line in the sand.
Readers will find the content stimulating, the tone charitable, and the documentation impressive. The goal of this book is to bring unity and charity to a complicated and contentious debate.
Brief description:
Theodore J. Cabal (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of philosophy and apologetics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the general editor of The Apologetics Study Bible and has written numerous journal articles, book chapters, and professional papers. He has also done radio interviews on apologetics, including appearances on Reasons to Believe with Hugh Ross.
Peter J. Rasor II (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a full-time faculty member at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, where he teaches worldview, philosophy, apologetics, and ethics. His research interests include philosophy of religion, science, and theology. He has spoken at churches on various worldview, apologetic, and theological issues and writes a blog, The Blade, which focuses on cultural and theological issues facing the church.
Review Quotes:
In addition to a well-informed history of evangelical moves for relating Genesis to geology and then to Darwinism, the authors have given us much more. They have provided trenchant evaluation of the argumentative strategies-theological, scientific, and philosophical. They show that of the various groups known to us today-the young earth creationists, the (non-Darwinian) old earth creationists, and the evolutionary creationists-none can be exempted from critique, and none deserves the place of exclusive privilege. This book deserves a wide readership, for it is informative, fair, and incisive. I rejoice that God spared Dr. Cabal from a terminal cancer to help write this!
--C. John Collins, Professor of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary