Folks,
I am updating my extensive annotated bibliography on Science and
Christianity that I use to introduce my students to some of the
literature. At the end, I have a section on journals that deal with the
issues. Currently I have the following three:
JOURNALS OF AN EVANGELICAL BENT THAT OFTEN ADDRESS EVOLUTION/ORIGIN
ISSUES
CREATION RESEARCH SOCIETY QUARTERLY*. Members of the society
represented by this journal, are generally committed to a young earth
and to using Noah's Flood to explain much of the geologic strata. Many
evangelical scientists have difficulty with one or both of these
positions, so it tends to be avoided by many solid evangelical
scholars. Although a reviewed journal, its scholarship is not always as
high as I would like. Still their position has found wide spread
acceptance in protestant evangelicals in North America, and for that
reason alone, you should be aware of this journal. JFM
PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN FAITH*. A.S.A., Elgin, Ill. This
journal used to be called JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC
AFFILIATION. This is the Journal of the American Scientific
Affiliation. Members take a variety of stands on origin, but have a
solid commitment to an evangelical expression of their faith. JFM
SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN BELIEF. This seems to be the British equivalent
of PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN FAITH (the journal of the
ASA). I have been impressed by the thoughtful and scholarly content of
this journal. JFM
Does anyone have feedback on other journals that really should be here?
Perhaps the Origins and Design journal should be here with a note that
it is sponsored and reflects the philosophy of ARN.
I have also run across references to Creation Ex Nihilo, which I think
has a popular and technical journal. I know little about the journal(s)
other than glancing at some of the articles on a web page:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/bios/c_wieland.asp
It appears that one or both might be published by Carl Wieland. I
assume neither is peer reviewed and I sense from a glance at the
articles that there is a lot of variation in quality. Perhaps a little
like the old Bible Science News letter. Unless the penetration of
these journals is great among evangelicals, I am tempted to not add them
to the list. However, this is based on a quick glance at the online
articles. I would appreciate any corrections to my impressions in this
paragraph from someone who knows more about these journals. If you
would like your response to not be publically archived, you can send the
response directly to me and not back to the list.
-- James and Florence Mahaffy 712 722-0381 (Home) 227 S. Main St. 712 722-6279 (Office) Sioux Center, IA 51250
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