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Brian Huffling: Science Cannot Prove the God of Christianity But Philosophy Can [2020 NCCA Confc, 4]

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Scott Buchanan

This continues our series on the 2020 NCCA apologetics conference. Dr. Huffling is director of the PhD program at Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES) in Charlotte, NC, which hosted this conference. He brings SES’s trademark Thomistic philosophical approach to bear on … Continue reading →

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“Friend of Science, Friend of Faith” by Gregg Davidson: A Comprehensive Treatment of Bible and Science

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Scott Buchanan

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 →

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American Scientific Affiliation 2019 Meeting, “Exploring Creation”

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Scott Buchanan

The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) is an organization of evangelical Christians who are degreed scientists and who gather to discuss how their science and their faith interact. I have posted summaries of annual meetings for some past years: 2015, 2016 … Continue reading →

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The Great Debate of 2014: Creationist Ken Ham versus Bill Nye the Science Guy

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Scott Buchanan

On the evening of Tuesday, February 4  Answers in Genesis president Ken Ham debated Bill Nye at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, on the topic “Is creation a viable model of origins?”   This event was watched by at least … Continue reading →

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Evolution and Faith: My Story, Part 1

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Scott Buchanan

As I read across the spectrum of writings on creation and evolution, I often find a certain level of demonization of one’s opponents. Some Young Earth (YE) creationists ascribe to evolutionists an agenda of tearing down all that is good. … Continue reading →

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Adam, the Fall, and Evolution: Everybody Stay Calm

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Scott Buchanan

Editorial Attacks on Theistic Evolution Recent genetic studies show beyond all reasonable  doubt that humans evolved from other primates. These discoveries are forcing evangelical Christians who value  intellectual integrity to re-evaluate their traditional support for a sudden creation of Adam … Continue reading →

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Deep Time in the Grand Canyon

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Scott Buchanan

This is to introduce a long essay I just posted, which shows as the Grand_Canyon_Creation tab at the top of this blog window, or can be clicked here. It describes the rock layers of the Grand Canyon, with photos, and … Continue reading →

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How Science Can Inspire and Inform Worship: NASA’s Jennifer Wiseman

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Scott Buchanan

Jennifer Wiseman is an accomplished scientist and author. She has degrees from MIT and Harvard, and currently serves as Chief of NASA’s ExoPlanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory. She is also a strong Christian and an all-around nice person, as you … Continue reading →

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