Blaise Pascal once quipped that he had written a long letter because he hadn’t had time to write a short one. Well, in this booklet it is evident that authors John Byl (who blogs on evolution and creation at Bylogos) and Tom Goss put an enormous amount of time and effort to boil down the key issues of the origin debate.
In just 67 pages they gave an overview of:
- the difference between historical and operational science
- why secular scientists deny miracles as a matter of dogma
- why many professing Christian scientists do, but shouldn’t, deny miracles
- the basics of materialism and naturalism
- what the various origins positions are
- why Christianity is incompatible with any form of evolution
- how dating methods can be unreliable
- what books would be good for further reading
And that isn’t even all of it!
Both authors are professors, and one, John Byl, is Canadian Reformed. He has his Ph.D. in astronomy, and if this slim book has you ready for more, then you’ll want to take a look at his larger and more comprehensive God and Cosmos: A Christian View of Time, Space, and the Universe. But this smaller book, at just 67 pages, is an ideal size to share with any university student, or anyone looking for an introduction to the origins debate. You won’t find any better!
The book concludes with Resource Pages that list two dozen books – these are the very best books on various aspects of the origins debate. So not only is this is an excellent introduction, it also points you to where you can go for much much more.
And the authors have now made the book available to RP readers, for free!
Click the cover to view it online or click here to download the PDF.
