Human beings need creation stories. Each culture has one, and is defined in part by its unique explanation of how things came to be. Despite the many differences in the creation stories of various cultures, each seems to serve much the same purpose: to answer questions about humanity's role in the larger whole. The people of the United States are no exception. Since the late-19th century, however, the country as a whole has not been able to agree on a common creation story. Part of the discord stems, of course, from the growing cultural and religious diversity of the USA. But Karl W. Giberson...
Human beings need creation stories. Each culture has one, and is defined in part by its unique explanation of how things came to be. Despite the many ...
Why do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? This title reveals how the concept of anointing - being chosen by God to speak for him - established a conservative evangelical leadership isolated from secular arts and sciences.
Why do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? This title reveals how the concep...
Most of us believe everything happens for a reason. Whether it is "God's will,""karma," or "fate," we want to believe that nothing in the world, especially disasters and tragedies, is a random, meaningless event. But now, as never before, confident scientific assertions that the world embodies a profound contingency are challenging theological claims that God acts providentially in the world. The random and meandering path of evolution is widely used as an argument that God did not create life. Abraham's Dice explores the interplay between chance and providence in the...
Most of us believe everything happens for a reason. Whether it is "God's will,""karma," or "fate," we want to believe that nothing in the world, espec...
Most of us believe everything happens for a reason. Whether it is "God's will,""karma," or "fate," we want to believe that nothing in the world, especially disasters and tragedies, is a random, meaningless event. But now, as never before, confident scientific assertions that the world embodies a profound contingency are challenging theological claims that God acts providentially in the world. The random and meandering path of evolution is widely used as an argument that God did not create life. Abraham's Dice explores the interplay between chance and providence in the...
Most of us believe everything happens for a reason. Whether it is "God's will,""karma," or "fate," we want to believe that nothing in the world, espec...
