Creation and Evolution: Rethinking the Evidence from Science and the Bible [Paperback]

Alan Hayward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1995

A fresh look at a topic that often pushes Christians to heated defensiveness or embarrassed silence.

Even non-Christian scientists are attacking the traditional evolutionary theory still taught in many schools as fact. In Creation and Evolution British physicist Dr. Alan Hayward draws evidence solely from these non-Christian researchers to discredit gradual evolution and Darwin's mechanism of natural selection. Hayward also examines in detail young earth theories, flood geology, and geological testimony to an ancient earth. In the end he suggests a surprising interpretation of Genesis that argues for both a historical Adam and creation over eons of time.

Bowing neither to theistic evolution nor scientific creationism, Hayward writes from the perspective of a Christian physicist committed both to a high view of Scripture and to rigorous honesty with scientific data.

"Hayward employs real skill in exposing the closed-minded resistance of diehard evolutionists to any view of the earth's origin that endangers the circular reasoning of dogmatic atheism."

Dr. Gleason Archer, Professor Old Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

An invitation to rethink the scientific and biblical evidence for creation and evolution.

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size : 5.3 x 8.2

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Pub (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556616791
• ISBN-13: 978-1556616792
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,601,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Debunking the young earth., April 1, 1999

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rossuk (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creation and Evolution: Rethinking the Evidence from Science and the Bible (Paperback)

The author is a physicist and was a practising scientist, he is British and therefore he writes from a slightly different perspective to the books coming out of the USA. The most significant part of the book is the section on the age of the earth where he looks at the young earth arguments and demolishes them quite effectively. It is also significant that in the same year (1985) another book written in the USA by the physicist Don Stoner also debunked the young earth arguments. Hugh Ross in his 1994 book Creation and Time exposed the same fallacies as well as demonstrating the cosmological arguments for an old universe. All young earthers should read Hayward's book. "Claiming that the Bible teaches a young universe only adds an unnecessary stumbling block to those who are sceptical about the faith." - Matt Perman.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An important book on a hot topic., April 14, 2001

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This review is from: Creation and Evolution: Rethinking the Evidence from Science and the Bible (Paperback)

Hayward is a respected British scientist, who also happens to be an apparently very committed Christian. His main aguments are aimed, ironically, not at the Evolutionists, but rather against the Young Earth Creationists. Nevertheless, in the first part of the book he does mention multiple important general problems with evolution (i.e. macroevolution) as the reason for the origin of species. He does a fairly good job at letting the Evolutionists shoot their own theory down. And he is correct that the evidence for design is making a strong comeback (design not only found in living things, but also design seen in the universe as a whole). But the best part of this book is Hayward's pointing out the grave problems that well meaning Christian Young Earth Creationists have with the scientific evidence today. I should know, because I used to be one of them! But that does not mean that modern science is in conflict with the Bible. Because there is another group of Christians called Old Earth Creationists. Evolutionists conviently paint all Christians as Young Earth Creationists. But the strongest arguments against Evolution (both prebiotic and postbiotic) come form the Old Earth Christian Creationists. And Hayward's concise little book hits the nail on the head in a very easy to read manner that is geared for the average person who is interested in these matters. For a good discussion on the theological basis for an Old Earth vs Young Earth Biblical point of view, I would suggest the book "The Genesis Debate".

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for thinking Christians, October 21, 2000

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James H. Pound III (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creation and Evolution: Rethinking the Evidence from Science and the Bible (Paperback)

I have always wanted to find a book that would present clear arguments for Creationism that explained recent scientific understandings in astronomy, geology and biology. Dr. Hayward addresses every argument in the Creation vs. Evolution debate and suggests a position that is harmonious with recent science and a respect for the authority of the Bible. I could not put the book down!