Laying Down Arms to Heal the Creation-Evolution Divide
Foreword by Darrel R. Falk
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
322 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.64 in
- Paperback
- 9781625649782
- Published: January 2015
$40.00 / £32.00 / AU$55.00
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Gary Fugle grew up in southern California. In college, he fell in love with biology, and went on to receive his PhD in evolutionary biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. During his last years of graduate school, Gary went through an unexpected transformation; his purely mechanistic view of our existence was replaced with a biblical understanding of a sovereign Creator-God. Gary has pursued his passion for biology as a professor in the California community college system. He has been honored with exceptionally high ratings and awards including, "Faculty of the Year" and "Educator of the Year." Simultaneously, Gary has been deeply involved in different evangelical Christian churches, the last twenty-five years in his local congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America. Throughout, he has intently studied the Bible, regularly led worship as a musician and speaker, and fellowshipped with fellow believers. Gary started writing Laying Down Arms to Heal the Creation-Evolution Divide as a tool for students who struggle to integrate reasonable scientific findings with biblically faithful, Christian beliefs. Gary and his wife, Brenda, have a son and two daughters. They live in northern California where they love hiking in the mountains near their home.
"We who love Jesus and his word, and love his world and the study of it, need to do some serious thinking about how our faith relates to scientific practices and theories, and we need the voices of skillful people who think well. Gary Fugle has offered a worthy contribution to the discussion: it is cheerful, thoughtful, and helpful."
--C. John Collins, author of Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Who They Were and Why You Should Care
"In Laying Down Arms, Gary Fugle combines a tenacious commitment to the truth of Scripture with an expert's grasp of evolutionary science. He guides his readers through thoughtful reflections on faith and science that are biblically based, scientifically informed, engaging, and deeply relevant. This book is both wise and timely."
--Gregory S. Cootsona, author of C.S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian
"In a patient, respectful, and loving manner, Fugle shows why none of the precepts that lie at the heart of a Christ-centered life, and the theology on which it is based, are changed or challenged if God chose to create through the evolutionary mechanism. . . . He presents his position with a unique knack for making biological concepts accessible to a general audience, and a profound understanding of the biblical and theological issues involved. His love for biology is contagious, his winsome affection for the church, an inspiration."
--from the foreword by Darrel R. Falk
"Fugle knows what he's talking about from both sides of the street: religion and science. He writes with an engaging, gentle, yet admonishing style, asking those who urge conflict between evolutionary biology and Christian faith to reassess their confrontational views. Instead, he urges all involved to adopt an attitude of mutual respect--and evangelical Christians, in particular, to welcome evolutionary biology as further witness to their biblical faith. I recommend Laying Down Arms to Heal the Creation-Evolution Divide to everyone, scientist and lay person alike, yearning for a hopeful, new approach to reconciling faith and science."
--Robert J. Russell, author of Time in Eternity
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