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Evolution is often a controversial issue for Christians, who hold a variety of views about evolution and creation. The articles here address some of the complexities. How compatible is evolution with a Christian worldview? What are the difficulties with evolutionary theory?
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The China miracle (nucleus - summer 2008)
China is hitting the headlines as it flexes its economic and political muscles to become a super power. This year the tragic earthquake in Sichuan that has claimed over 60,000 lives galvanised the Chinese government and many local and foreign non-governmental organisations into immediate and...
Can you believe in God and Evolution? - A Guide for the Perplexed (Book Review) (triple helix - spring 2008)
Can you believe in God and Evolution? - A Guide for the Perplexed - Ted Peters and Martinez Hewlett - Abingdon Press 2006 - £6.99 Pb 98pp - ISBN 0 68733 5515 - Darwin's Origin of Species caused a sensation on its publication in 1859. The idea that living things gradually evolve through natural...
The God delusion and the human illusion (nucleus - summer 2007)
Jim Paul considers the implications of atheism - Richard Dawkins (Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, Oxford University) is best known for championing evolutionary theory in his books, The Selfish Gene [1] and The Blind Watchmaker.[2] However, his focus has gradually turned to a...
The Naked Emperor - Darwinism exposed (Book Review) (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)
The Naked Emperor - Darwinism exposed - Anthony Latham - Janus 2005 - £9.95 Pb 275pp - ISBN 1 85756 635 1 - This book chronicles the author's personal journey with Darwinism and is a fascinating summary of the main problems of standard Darwinian evolution. Latham is a GP in the Outer Hebrides and a...
Darwinism - what are the facts? (nucleus - winter 2006)
Antony Latham examines the evidence on our origins - When I was a medical student, long before I became a Christian, I liked to use the ‘fact’ of evolution to argue against the existence of a creator. I found this to be a useful way to counter Christians’ attempts to speak to me about God. For...
Debating Design (nucleus - summer 2005)
Last quarter's article on intelligent design generated some discussion... - Editor, - I am afraid I was more confused than edified by the article on 'Intelligent Design' by Paul Nelson in the January 2005 Nucleus (pp13-21). Why do Christians get so wound up about evolution? We need to beware of...
Intelligent Design (nucleus - winter 2005)
Paul Nelson examines an exciting movement that is shaping the evolution debate - The observation was only a pair of sentences near the end of a review - just the sort of point made in passing that a hasty reader might overlook. But those two sentences in the journal Science , from Yale University...
A Critique of Richard Dawkins' Views on Religion (nucleus - summer 1996)
Richard Dawkins has a high reputation in the biological sciences. He is also well-known through the media for his persistent efforts to disseminate the view that science and religion are in conflict. Some of his claims are examined below, although reference needs to be made to our published...