Content tagged with "evolution"

The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
Deane’s Library
Book Review
December 20, 2019
87

This is a re-read for me. I originally read it 10 years ago, and it’s still amazing. Frances Collins was the head of the genome project. He led the team that mapped the human genome. He is also a Christian. He discusses the reconciliation of science and faith, and makes a compelling case that the…

Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
Deane’s Library
Book Review
August 14, 2024
238

This is an interesting book about how perfection can be damaging sometimes. It’s a collection of stories about how “messes” – or, imperfections – contributed to some system to make it better. In some senses, it reminded me of A Perfect Mess or Antifragile, but with a more evolutionary bent. How does…

Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution
Deane’s Library
Book Review
December 24, 2019
217

Wonderful book examining the conflict between evolution and creationism. The author is a professor at a Christian college. To be fair, I am tempted to rate this book lower, primarily because it was lazy about it’s subtitle – and I’m a stickler for titles and subtitles. You either support them or you…