>The problem, as I see it, is not that the people in the pews are comparing and
>contrasting "God's creative activity" vs. "a progressive organic history", but
>that they are comparing and contrasting "progressive organic history" with
>their
>view of "what the Bible plainly says". To suggest that there might be a
>"circle
>of freedom" in interpreting Genesis 1-11 is tantamount to suggesting that the
>Jesus Seminar has a correct understanding of our Lord and Savior. The mere
>suggestion that the "days" recorded in those chapters *might* represent
>something other than the common American English understanding of a literal 24
>hour period of time seems to open up all of Scripture to doubt!
This is exactly the problem for many christains who encounter sciencetific
principles daily (I am an elementary science teacher) though not in the
technical way many asa'ers do. Asa, please follow up on his idea:
>Is there a good resource that convincingly demonstrates in lay terms (none of
>that fancy seminary mumbo jumbo, mind you...) that _legitimate_ _conservative_
>Scripture interpretation can allow for "no inherent conflict"?
Jackie Barge Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the
Reilly School world; but here the earth was the
3650 N. School St floor of the sky.
Chicago, Il 60657
isbe.state.il.us --- Willa Cather