{"product_id":"creation-in-the-crossfire-a-study-of-the-genesis-debate-in-the-church-9798703943489","title":"Creation in the Crossfire: A Study of the Genesis Debate in the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Hawes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Religion \u0026amp; Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The heavens declare the glory of God\"... and spark no small controversy among men. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristians have long debated certain aspects of the Genesis creation account, but in the modern era this discussion has turned especially strident, with some arguing that scientific understandings of the age of the earth and the manner of creation are fundamentally incompatible with the testimony of scripture. This is nothing less than a matter of man's word versus God's Word, we're told. Anything apart from a young-earth interpretation of Genesis is seen as a denial of the authority of scripture and an attack on the very foundation of the gospel itself. \u003ci\u003eCreation in the Crossfire: A Study of the Genesis Debate in the Church\u003c\/i\u003e examines the science\/faith controversy in light of the most common arguments used to advance what might be thought of as \"Young-Earth Onlyism\" in the evangelical church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics examined here include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe creation debate and the matter of biblical authority.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe creation views of ancient Jewish and Christian writers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow God communicates with man.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reliability of man's intellect and the value of his opinions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe impact of the creation debate on believers and evangelistic efforts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextual clues suggesting that the Genesis creation account is deeper than it may at first appear to be.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nature of the \"days\" of Genesis 1.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMisconceptions of the pre-Fall world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnimal death before the Fall of Man.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nature and extent of the Genesis 3 curse on the earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurprising theological implications of young-earth interpretations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe overall plan and often counterintuitive dealings of God in creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coming restoration of creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of Satan and the possible role of angels in creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMysteries of the Genesis genealogies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControversies surrounding the creation of man.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecent \"mytho-history\" and otherwise figurative interpretations of Genesis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe global v regional flood controversy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Jesus believed about the age of the earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientific evidences for an old cosmos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by a former young-earth creationist, \u003ci\u003eCreation in the Crossfire\u003c\/i\u003e takes aim at the Genesis debate in the spirit of \"Come, let us reason together,\" and with an emphasis on presenting plausible alternative interpretations of the biblical text for those who may only be familiar with young-earth materials. It is the author's hope that believers will find the discussions presented here both informative and edifying, and that leaders in the church will take steps to dial back the unnecessarily inflammatory and divisive rhetoric that so often surrounds the first book of the Bible.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45553644011671,"sku":"9798703943489","price":1416.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798703943489.webp?v=1767914559","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/creation-in-the-crossfire-a-study-of-the-genesis-debate-in-the-church-9798703943489","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}