Any good books on Theistic Evolution?

Hello,

I am a Orthodox Christian who believes in Theistic Evolution. However, I have never read any book geared towards defending the Scientific theory of Evolution from a Christian perspective, or from a non-Christian perspective, and debunking common YEC remarks. Any help?

In IC.XC,
Ramon

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There are many good books about evolutionary creationism out there. Here's a start:
An Evangelical Dialogue on Evolution: Ten Books and what they mean for Evolutionary Creationism

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"There is evidence for evolution, gobs and gobs of it. It is not just speculation or a faith choice or an assumption or a religion. It is a productive framework for lots of biological research, and it has amazing explanatory power. There is no conspiracy to hide the truth about the failure of evolution. There has really been no failure of evolution as a scientific theory. It works, and it works well." -- creation scientist Dr. Todd Wood

I found Perspectives on an Evolving Creation to be excellent. It's the most comprehensive book on the subject I've seen. (It deals more with compatibility between orthodox Christian views and evolution though.)

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* Collins, Francis; (2006) The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

* Falk, Darrel; (2004) Coming to Peace with Science: Bridging the Worlds Between Faith and Biology

* Miller, Kenneth R.; (1999) Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution

* Miller, Keith B.; (2003) Perspectives on an Evolving Creation

* Page, John M.; (2009) The Genesis Code: An Inquiry Into The Possibility Of A Link Between Creation And Evolution

Darwin's Forgotten Defenders by David Livingstone

It actually doesn't really go into the particulars of evolution but it addresses the history of the reception (and rejection) of evolution within the Church in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It's particularly good about addressing the main competing natural theologies and how they related to evolution. It's a good springboard (source-wise) and you'll probably get through it in a couple of afternoons.

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Thank-you guys! You all been great help! God Bless you all!

In IC.XC,
Ramon

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Hmmm, I am going to have to check out some of these books at my local library!

Almost all of the books that I've seen on the subject are somewhat mealy-mouthed in that they treat Christianity & evolution as conflicting ideas in need of a half-way compromise that weakens both.

A much better approach appears to be Michael Dowd's bold assertion of an evolution-based Christianity, in his "Thank God for Evolution" book.

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Yeah, I'll have to check these out as well. Out of those listed, I've only read The Language of God by Francis Collins. Excellent book, might I say: it explains how there can be harmony between faith and science; that science doesn't have to contradict faith, and vice versa. Collins also, of course, presents scientific evidence for evolution, as well as talk about his conversion from atheism to becoming a Christian, and there is also a fair amount of Christian apologetics in the book. I love it. Quite informative and insightful. A must for skeptical and/or seeking non-Christians, and for Christians who want to know a bit more about evolution and how God may have indeed used it to create.

On a side note: I don't quite agree with Collins' idea that once God set evolution into motion, that He wasn't involved any longer in that process of evolution (read about BioLogos to see what I mean), but I definitely for now believe in theistic evolution. Excellent book.

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On a side note: I don't quite agree with Collins' idea that once God set evolution into motion, that He wasn't involved any longer in that process of evolution (read about BioLogos to see what I mean), but I definitely for now believe in theistic evolution. Excellent book.

That's interesting. I didn't know that Collins thought that, and I find it a little disappointing.

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