Stephen E. Jones

Creation/Evolution Articles

Pun, P.P.T., "A Theology of Progressive Creationism," in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith,
Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, Vol. 39, No. 1, March 1987, pp.9-19.

This is an incomplete work-in-progress.

Contents:

• The Theological Themes of Progressive Creationism (pp.9-13):
1. Unity of God's Revelation in Nature and Scripture (p.9)
2. Immanence of God in His Providential Control over Creation (p.10)
3. Scripture in General and Genesis in Particular, a Historical-Theological Interpretation (p.11)
4. Natural Selection As One of the Processes Utilized by God in His Creative Activities (p.12)
5. Creation As Good-The Incarnation Necessitated by the Fall of Man (p.13)
• Evaluation of Conservative Positions on the Issues of Creation and Evolution (p.13)
1. Fiat Creationism (or Recent Creationism) (p.14)
2. Theistic Evolutionism (p.14)
• a. The exegetical problems in the Genesis account of creation (p.14)
• b. The origin of sin and evil (p.15)
3. The "Creation Myth" of Neoorthodoxy (p.17)
• Progressive Creationism: A Definition (p.17)
• A Synthesis: Creation Was Good; Sin Comes from the Fall; God Overrules (p.17)

References (p.19)

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