Re: [asa] Jonathan Wells essay

> Does anyone else think it's more than a bit ridiculous for a
> scientific
> theory to have its own Sunday? Why don't we have "gravity Sunday" or
> "quantum mechanics Sunday?" Maybe we should also have a Sunday for
> all
> the
> theories that didn't quite pan out, like "Luminiferous Aether
> Sunday" or
> "Steady State Cosmology Sunday." Of course, some churches probably
> will
> have "Ancient Near Eastern Cosmogony Sunday" instead of "Evolution
> Sunday,"
> but that seems to be just the other side of the same coin.

The problem is that many CHRISTIANS HAVE MADE this a fundamental
theological/moral issue. As a result, I think that it is entirely
appropriate, and in fact valuable, for the church to address the
issue from a solid Creation theology perspective. I don't suspect
that many churches will be teaching the science of evolutionary
theory in their services. Rather, I would hope that the focus would
be on the theology of Creation and hermeneutics. Whether there is an
"Evolution Sunday" or not, it is important for pastors and Christian
educators to address the issue. I would similarly argue that the
local church should also provide theological instruction to guide
their members in thinking about other prominent issues such as stem
cell research, or climate change. The local church should not be
expected to teach about the science, but the theological foundations
for addressing these questions should be taught. Christians will get
their guidance to navigate such questions from other sources (the
local Christian book shelf) if not in the local church.

Keith

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Received on Wed Jan 31 10:46:44 2007