In this episode, we probe further into Genesis 1: what "heaven" means, points of contact with ancient Near Eastern myth, and how the Bible's account of creation squares (or doesn't) with modern science and evolutionary theory.

Weekend teaching: Brentwood & Concord

Other helpful links:

• The book Pastor Ryan found helpful in college, The Language of God by Francis Collins
• Creation, Evolution, and Christian Laypeople by Tim Keller
• Interview with S. Joshua Swamidass, author of The Genealogical Adam and Eve
• The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
• A thoughtful piece in the Wall Street Journal, Why Atheists Need Faith
• An amazing example of God's creativity in the plant world
• The miraculous development of humans from conception to birth
• John Walton's book is very helpful, The Lost World of Genesis 1: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate
• Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation (see esp. Timothy Jackson's article, 307–26, "The Christian Love Ethic and Evolutionary 'Cooperation': The Lessons and Limits of Eudaimonism and Game Theory")

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