A Worldview Approach to Science and Scripture

A Worldview Approach to Science and Scripture

Geologist Carol Hill examines how numerous apparent conflicts between Scripture and science can be resolved by understanding the ancient worldview of the scriptural authors and how it differs from our modern, scientific worldview. This framework opens the door to clearing up longstanding questions, such as: Are the Genesis patriarchs' ages real numbers? Are the days of creation actual 24-hour days? Where was the Garden of Eden located? Was Noah's flood global or local? Were Adam and Eve real people? Is evolution a belief or a fact? With photographs and diagrams throughout, Hill explores the meaning of the relevant biblical passages, the scientific data, and how the worldview approach addresses seeming contradictions. Anyone who has wrestled with these questions will find A Worldview Approach to Science and Scripture to be an invaluable resource for understanding the interplay between faith and the world. "Carol Hill takes both Scripture and science seriously, affirming the inspiration of the Bible and the evidence for biological evolution." --Deborah Haarsma, President of BioLogos This is one of the best one-volume works on the creation/evolution dialogue in print." --Kenneth Keathley, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary "Carol Hill’s worldview approach brings the reader face-to-face with archeological, biblical, and scientific data that enable one to gain a new appreciation for what the Bible is trying to teach. This approach is a very helpful tool!" --James K. Hoffmeier, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School “Carol Hill’s book is terrific and I am happy to endorse it. A Worldview Approach to Science and Scripture provides an excellent integration of God’s revelation in His written word in Genesis to His revelation in His created world as seen through the eyes of science. Her presentation is both scholarly and accessible to laymen. This book is extremely timely, given the recent Barna surveys (2018) that indicate that the most common reason that students today are losing their faith is over perceived conflicts between faith and science.” -- Walter Bradley, Emeritus Professor, Texas A&M University and Baylor University Published On: 2019-10-10 “This book does a much-needed service for all Christians troubled by the relation of their faith to science. While other writers have also taken the position that Genesis is to be understood from the standpoint of the worldview of its own time, Hill has spelled out just how to do that in nontechnical language and convincing detail.” -- Roy Clouser, Emeritus Professor, College of New Jersey; author, Myth of Religious Neutrality Published On: 2019-10-10 “Carol Hill takes both Scripture and science seriously, affirming the inspiration of the Bible and the evidence for biological evolution. She shows that the evolution of Homo sapiens as a group 200,000 years ago can fit with a historical Adam and Eve living around 5000 B.C. This view is an important option for the church to consider alongside other recent work on human origins. Hill provides a beautiful presentation in this full-color book.” -- Deborah B. Haarsma, President of Biologos, coauthor of Origins Published On: 2019-10-10 “In most discussions or debates about cosmic and human origins and how the Book of Genesis figures in such conversations, we are accustomed to looking back from our vantage point to figure things out. But what if we tried to put ourselves in the shoes of the people who produced a text like Genesis? What if we tried to see the universe from inside their worldview and look out onto the world then through this lens instead of only looking back from now? Carol Hill helps us to see that taking such a vantage point may be a key way to unlock the meaning of an ancient witness like Genesis, and readers will benefit from this unique perspective on the larger issues at hand in all such considerations.” -- Scott Hoezee, Director of the Center for Excellence in Preaching, Calvin Theological Seminary Published On: 2019-10-10 “In this book, Carol Hill, a seasoned geologist, combines her expertise and her knowledge and love for the Bible to address some of the most vexing issues of our time regarding the origins of the earth, animal and human life, offering some guidance on how to read Genesis in a responsible way in the light of the latest scientific developments. Her worldview or contextual approach brings the reader face to face with archeological, biblical and scientific data that enable one to gain a new appreciation for what the Bible is trying to teach. This is a very helpful tool!” -- James Hoffmeier, Author of Israel in Egypt and Ancient Israel in Sinai Published On: 2019-10-10 “As the title indicates, this book stakes out the claim for a ‘worldview’ approach to synthesizing the biblical witness with the findings of the natural sciences. In so doing it occupies the terrain somewhere between old-earth creationism and evolutionary creationism. Hill’s approach accepts the evolu