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Author Archives: Scott Buchanan
Camping in Style in an “Instant Cabin” Tent
This is the time of year when we often think of gifts to give to others, or for others to give to us, if they are so moved. So I will share an item which took a bit of research … Continue reading
C. S. Lewis on the Medieval Mind
I recently read C. S. Lewis’ The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature for a reading club. It is based on his course lectures given at Oxford. I had expected a somewhat boring discussion of one obscure … Continue reading
The Atonement Wars: What the Church Fathers Actually Wrote
Since I blog on the intersection of faith and science, and since the question of how the evolutionary origin of mankind is sometimes thought to impact the meaning of Christ’s atonement, I have recently done some reading on the subject. … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement, Bible Interpretation, Church Fathers
Tagged Atonement, Aulen, Church Fathers, Penal Substitution
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“Disciple Science” Videos and Podcast on Integrating Faith and Science
This is to call attention to a new organization which is making useful contributions to the faith-science dialog. “Disciple Science” is a crowd-funded nonprofit that is exploring the interface between science and faith, aiming to be faithful to both the … Continue reading
Central Banks, Interest Rates, and Zombies
Preface: Most articles on this blog deal with the relation of faith and science – – see recent titles on the right side of the page. This article reflects a side interest of mine, in how the economy works (or … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Investing
Tagged central bank, corona virus, Economics, Euro, Federal Reserve, Recession, zombie
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2019 Letters to a Creationist, Part 3: Minds Changed?
Preface for blog: This is the last in a series where I show my side of a dialogue with a young earth creationist who I will call Rachel. She had sent me links to some videos that she and her … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Bible Interpretation, Fossils
Tagged Letters, Rachel, Varves, whales
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2019 Letters to a Creationist, Part 2: Young Earth Evidence
Preface for blog: As noted in Part 1, earlier this year I had a discussion with an evangelical Christian woman who I will call Rachel. She had recently learned that I endorse modern scientific findings such as an old earth … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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2019 Letters to a Creationist, Part 1: Bible Interpretation
Preface for blog: Earlier this year I had a discussion with an evangelical Christian woman who I will call Rachel (not her real name). She had recently learned that I endorse modern scientific findings in geology (the earth is old) … Continue reading
“Friend of Science, Friend of Faith” by Gregg Davidson: A Comprehensive Treatment of Bible and Science
Greg Davidson is chair of geology and geological engineering in at the University of Mississippi. He is a co-author of The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth, which I reviewed here. (He has also authored a science fiction trilogy). … Continue reading
Evograd Blog Debunks YE Creationist Genetics Claims in Depth
The Internet debate between those who affirm and those who deny the evidence for evolution and an old earth usually takes place on the scale of fairly short articles which are accessible to the average reader. Some supposed evidences for … Continue reading
