Evolution and Creationism: Side Effects Pt.1

At this point in America's history, I would say that evolution has de facto won the debate: it is taught in public schools and will not get you branded as a troglodyte fundamentalist in intellectual circles.

An interesting point in Tim Keller's A Reason for God is the notion that one does not have to be a literal seven-day Creationist to be a Christian. This certainly makes it easier for people trying to reconcile their scientific/intellectual sensibilities and their faith in Jesus Christ.

To be honest, I agree: I believe that main thrust of the gospel is not an education in cosmology as much as the call to repentance and belief. That being said, I don't think that evolution (and the attendant five billion year old solar system cosmogony) and the scriptures make comfortable bedfellows. And by that I mean more than the creation account itself, but the implications made by the creation account which extend to other portions of scripture.

In a future post, I'll describe a case of the inherent cosmogonical mismatch in Romans. The ancient Jewish understanding of history was different than our own, and it shows.