| August 30, 2012 |
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As a pentecostal theologian, I am grateful for this book. Pentecostals inhabit modern science and its technologies but their long history of anti-intellectualism renders them very suspicious about mainstream science. This book does not answer all of the questions, but it shows us how evangelical Christians can be committed to the Bible and yet engage fully in the contemporary scientific enterprise.
As a pentecostal theologian, I am grateful for this book. Pentecostals inhabit modern science and its technologies but their long history of anti-intellectualism renders them very suspicious about mainstream science. This book does not answer all of the questions, but it shows us how evangelical Christians can be committed to the Bible and yet engage fully in the contemporary scientific enterprise. We need more models like this that show us how to interact with the issues so that we will not continue to hypocritically take advantage of the advances of science while rejecting its foundational theories. Collins and Giberson are humble and gentle guides in this regard.
Reviewed by Amos Yong
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Tags: collins, faith, featured, francis, giberson, karl, language, science
Category: In Depth, Pneuma Review, Summer 2012
About the Author: Amos Yong is Professor of Theology & Mission and director of the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena. His graduate education includes degrees in theology, history, and religious studies from Western Evangelical Seminary and Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, and Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, and an undergraduate degree from Bethany University of the Assemblies of God. He is the author of numerous papers and over 30 books. fuller.edu/faculty/ayong/ amosyong@fuller.edu Facebook
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