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¶ … Feminist Hermeneutics and Biblical Studies
Terry Mortenson's "The origins of old-earth geology…" is quite an interesting read. The author covers a fair amount of both scientific and religious history in a relatively short amount of text. He writes with a certain scholarly flair, and is discussing pivotal information about the history of the earth and how that has been interpreted by men of different religious convictions. Typically, articles that address these two concepts diametrically oppose them. To Mortenson's credit he actually bridges these two concepts, and elucidates little known history in the process.
Mortenson's work largely details the history of the time-honored debate between what he terms "old-world geologists" and "scriptural geologists" (Mortenson, 2003) regarding an accounting of the earth's history and point of origination. The several men who encompass the former group tended to believe that the earth is much older than the age ascribed to it in the Bible -- particularly the Book of Genesis. The latter are convinced...
To the author's credit, he is able to provide both the religious dogma and scientific proofs that each group used to buttress its viewpoints, before siding with the latter and including important social, scientific, and ecclesiastical relevance to this debate in contemporary times.
The principle strength of the book is the meticulous nature of Mortenson's research. He lists several different scientific theorists, their major works, and their theories regarding the history of the earth. In this respect the article provides a deluge of information that all but the most learned geological historians are largely unaware of. Furthermore, he does not spend all of his time wallowing in events and theories long-since disproved in the 18th and 19th centuries; he provides points of interest drawn from his conclusion that affect the way that science is practiced today (with more than a little bit of faith,…
References
Mortenson, T. (2003). The origins of old-earth geology and its ramifications for life in the 21st century. www.answersingenesis.org. Retrieved from http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/tj/v18/n1/old-earth-geology
Origin of Old-Earth Geology and its Ramifications for Life in the 21st Century," Mortenson (2003) offers an apology for and defense of the Christian creation story. The author's primary defense of the Biblical creation story is that there are "social, moral, and spiritual implications" of believing in science. The strengths of the article include the fact that it is mildly entertaining, appeals to a specific audience, and provides some
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