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Mapping the Origins Debate Six Models of the Beginning of Everything

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ISBN-10: 0830839879

ISBN-13: 9780830839872

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gerald Rau

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What are the main positions in the debate over creation and evolution? Why do they disagree? Can the debates about origins and evolution ever be resolved?Gerald Rau offers a fair-minded overview of the six predominant models used to explain the origins of the universe, of life, of species and of humans. He aims to show the contours of current debates both among Christians and between Christians and non-theists. He also enables us to evaluate and think more clearly about the various arguments for each position. He accomplishes this by not only describing the options on origins, but by exploring the philosophical assumptions behind each and how evidence is counted corresponding with each…    
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Book details

List price: $23.95
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 1/7/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 237
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Gerald A. Rau (Ph.D., Cornell) is founder and chief editor at Professional English International, Inc., a team providing high quality editing services in English academic writing, based at National Chung Cheng University in Chiayi, Taiwan. He was previously an adjunct professor teaching biology courses at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL and at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. Rau has an impressive history of education with degrees in Biology, Science Education, Horticulture, Plant Breeding, Vegetable crops and International Agriculture, which are all subjects he continues to include in his writings as an independent scholar.

Abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Worldviews, Philosophy and Science
What Is Eternal?
What Is Science?
What Questions Need to Be Addressed?
A Spectrum of Models
What Is a Model?
What Is the Spectrum of Opinion?
What Are the Models?
What About Intelligent Design?
Origin of the Universe
What Is the Evidence?
How Does Each Model Interpret the Evidence?
What Difference Does It Make?
Origin of Life
What Is the Evidence?
How Does Each Model Interpret the Evidence?
What Difference Does It Make?
Origin of Species
What Is the Evidence?
How Does Each Model Interpret the Evidence?
What Difference Does It Make?
Origin of Humans
What Is the Evidence?
How Does Each Model Interpret the Evidence?
What Difference Does It Make?
What We Can Learn from Each
What Evidence Needs an Explanation?
What Contribution Has Each Made?
What Does Each Need to Address?
Seeing the Big Picture
The Definition at the Heart of the Debate
Whose Definition of Science?
The Heart of the Debate
Epilogue
Tables Comparing Six Models of Origins
Comparison of Various Interpretations of Genesis I
Glossary
Bibliography
Subject Index
Person and Organization Index