The Genesis Column

“Like John Wesley himself, Joe Stallings is a practical, pastoral theologian with a gift for communication. The Genesis Column is readable, theologically sound, and biblical in scope. I recommend it without reservation!”


—Barry Page Drum, Chaplain, North Carolina Wesleyan College





“In a culture so divided over doctrinal bias, it is refreshing to come across a scholar who works to reconcile all truth, be it biblical or scientific. Dr. Stallings has a deep commitment to truth-seeking and conciliatory reflection. His breadth of knowledge and research will lead the honest reader to a significant encounter with the evidence of scientific exploration and the Judaic-Christian confession from the witness of scripture. In this book you will discover that these two realities—geological history and the Genesis account—are, in fact, one consistent record of God’s creative activity in the cosmos and upon the earth. Stallings has given both fields of scholarship new strata in which to dig.”


—Tom Stephenson, Pastor, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Wilmington, Ohio