Beyond the "Evolution" vs. "Creation" Debate 45 Minute Version
  Are there only two positions on origins: either “evolution” or “creation”? This presentation is an introduction to professional terminology, science-religion dialogue, and various views on origins (young earth creation, progressive creation, evolutionary creation, deistic evolution, and atheistic evolution). Presenter also shares his personal story in coming to terms with evolution.    
  Entire Presentation Lecture      
  Basic Concepts & 5 Positions   1 min to 24 min mark    
  Personal Story   25 min to 42 min mark    
  Conclusions   43 min to 45 min mark    
  Resource Materials   46 min to 48 min mark    
  2-Page Handout Handout      
      Template for suggested small group discussion. Click Here
  Beyond the "Evolution" vs. "Creation" Debate 72 Minute Version
  Are there only two positions on origins: either “evolution” or “creation”? This presentation is an introduction to professional terminology, science-religion dialogue, and various views on origins (young earth creation, progressive creation, evolutionary creation, deistic evolution, and atheistic evolution). Presenter also shares his personal story in coming to terms with evolution.    
  1. Introduction Lecture 19 mins Handout  
  2. Terms & Science-Religion Relationship Lecture 9 mins   For all 5 episodes
  3. Views on the Origin of Universe & Life Lecture 21 mins    
  4. My Personal Story Lecture 16 mins    
  5. Summary & Conclusions Lecture 7 mins    
  My personal story of struggling with evolution appears in a chapter of R.J. Berry's Christians and Evolution: Christian Scholars Change Their Mind (Monarch Books, 2014).  Click Here    
      Template for suggested small group discussion. Click Here
  The Bible & Ancient Science  
  Many Christians assume that God revealed basic scientific facts about nature in the Bible. Known as “scientific concordism” or simply “concordism,” this approach attempts to align and harmonize modern science and Scripture. This presentation examines a number of biblical passages dealing with the natural world. It proposes that the Holy Spirit accommodated in the revelatory process and allowed the use of an incidental ancient understanding of nature (ie, an ancient science) as an incidental vessel to deliver inerrant Spiritual Truths.    
  1. Introductory Principles Lecture 28 mins Handout  
  2. Ancient Geography/Geology Lecture 24 mins Handout  
  3. Ancient Astronomy Lecture 27 mins Handout  
  4. Ancient Biology Lecture 35 mins Handout  
  5. Conclusions & Implications Lecture 29 mins Handout  
  For an introduction to the ancient science in Scripture also appears in my book
I Love Jesus & I Accept Evolution (2009) Click Here
   
  For three excepts from my book The Bible & Ancient Science: Principles of Interpretation (2020) Click Here    
  Intelligent Design: Delusion, Uncertainty, or Divine Revelation?  
  Do beauty, complexity & functionality in the world reflect the mind of a creative intelligence? Or is design in nature merely a delusion of the human mind? This presentation begins by examining the views of skeptics. Richard Dawkins rejects design, and Charles Darwin was mostly agnostic toward it. Biblical passages (Psalm 19 and Romans 1) affirming design are then presented and complemented by Wisdom 13 of the Apocrypha. Lastly, a model for intelligent design is proposed based on Scripture.    
  1. Introduction Lecture 3 mins Handout  
  2. Richard Dawkins: ID an Delusion Lecture 5 mins   For all 3 episodes
  3. Charles Darwin: ID an Uncertainty Lecture 9 mins    
  4. The Bible: ID a Divine Revelation Lecture 16 mins    
  5. ID Arguments of Skeptics & Believers Lecture 5 mins    
  6. Toward A Model of ID Lecture 21 mins    
  7. Conclusions Lecture 8 mins    
  For my paper entitled "Do the Heavens Declare the Glory of God? Toward a Biblical Model of Intelligent Design" (2015) Click Here    
  Was Adam a Real Person?  
  The most challenging issue in the origins debate today is the creation of humanity. This presentation introduces an evolutionary creationist view of human origins that asserts the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit created men and women through an ordained, sustained, and design-reflecting evolutionary process. Topics include the interpretation of biblical creation accounts dealing with human origins, the theological challenges regarding the manifestation of the Image of God and human sin, and the doctrine of original sin.    
  1. Introduction Lecture 7 mins Handout  
  2. Adam & the Bible Lecture 23 mins   For all 6 episodes
  3. The Apostle Paul & Adam Lecture 19 mins    
  4. Original Sin & Christian Tradition Lecture 18 mins    
  5. Human Evolution & Christian Faith Lecture 24 mins    
  6. Conlcusion Lecture 6 mins    
  For my paper entitled "Was Adam a Real Person?" (2011) Click Here    
© Denis O. Lamoureux
Last revised 13 March 2021