Finding Harmony Between Evangelical Faith and Evolutionary Science

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My name is Dan. I’m an evangelical Christian, and I accept the theory of biological evolution. I’ve come to understand that it is possible to have faith in a supernatural God and also accept the scientific evidence for descent of living species from a common ancestor.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://biologos.org/blogs/brad-kramer-the-evolving-evangelical/finding-harmony-between-evangelical-faith-and-evolutionary-science

[Christy (Christy Hemphill)]

We have to build confidence among scientists and non-scientists that the Bible is the reliable and inspired word of God, even though in some places it may be written in representative or culturally-accommodated language. We need to be able to defend how biblical teaching speaks authoritatively to people of all cultures and time periods, even if the Bible is not a scientific textbook. Conversely, we also need to take seriously the supernatural claims of the Bible and not explain away examples of God’s miraculous hand. This is the real challenge that we have in understanding the Christian faith—that we have a personal God who hears us when we pray, who does miraculous acts, and yet has founded the universe on understandable and predictable principles. - See more at: http://biologos.org/blogs/brad-kramer-the-evolving-evangelical/finding-harmony-between-evangelical-faith-and-evolutionary-science#sthash.hvPMpVJD.dpuf

This is a great paragraph and gets to the heart of the issues that I hear raised all the time by people who are wary of the effect that widespread acceptance of scientific claims will have on the Christian faith.

[BradKramer]

I agree, @Christy. I want to thank @djprice for writing his story for my blog. It takes a lot of courage to put your personal journey out onto the internet, especially if it involves learning to think about a topic in a new and challenging way. Daniel, you’re an inspiration.

[djprice (Daniel Price)]

@Brad-
Thanks much for the opportunity to share my story. You’ve got a great forum at BioLogos for sharing conversations in the areas of faith and the science of origins. I think we’re going to see more evangelicals considering these issues and coming to thoughtful conclusions.