In the middle part of The Lost World of Genesis One, Walton details his theory of the cosmos as God's temple, based on his view of Genesis 1 as an account of functional creation (rather than material creation) and drawing on parallels with other Near Eastern creation accounts. If that idea grabs you, you should read the book. Myself, I know what temples are and I know what the Universe is, and I don't see conflating the two as an advance in my understanding of either. But it is certainly interesting reading.
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- Of all the different groups in the poll ... none gives Romney a lower share of the vote than born-again Christians.
- At BioLogos: Narrative Theology
- Is religious liberty really being threatened?
- Finally, an LDS kid picks football over a mission. For now.
- Op-ed in Jerusalem Post: Are Mormons any weirder than the rest of us?
- The beginning of the end for the NCAA
- Judge not ... unless it's about "modesty"
Now Reading
Jonathan Haidt: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
The latest summary of evolutionary psychology.
Science Books
The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions
Karl Giberson and Francis Collins on evolution, the age of the earth, and other faith-science issues.
Post 1 • Post 2Karl Giberson: Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution
He went to college a fundamentalist Christian and graduated as a Christian (but no longer fundamentalist) physicist.
My PostMichael Ruse: The Evolution-Creation Struggle
A philosopher surveys the origin and history of the clash between scientific and Christian worldviews.
Post 1 • Post 2 • Post 3The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
Carl Sagan, of Cosmos fame, talks about astronomy and his own views on God and religion. • Post 1 • Post 2John Polkinghorne: Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science and Religion
A scientist-theologian looks at physics, human nature, ethics, and evil. • My PostJohn Polkinghorne: Belief in God in an Age of Science
How does God act in a world governed by natural laws? • My PostSix Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief
Biologist Lewis Wolpert investigates how we form our beliefs about the natural world and religion. • My PostFrancis S. Collins: The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
A geneticist on theism. • My PostOwen Gingerich: God's Universe
An astronomer on theism. • My Review
Mormon Books
Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide
Grant Hardy's close literary reading of the Book of Mormon. My Review • 12Qa • 12QbAll Abraham's Children
Armand Mauss examines changing Mormon conceptions of race and lineage from 1830 to the present.
My PostTerryl L. Givens: People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture
The history of LDS architecture, music, dance, theater, literature, cinema, and scholarship in light of four "paradoxes" in Mormon culture: authority vs. autonomy, certainty vs. searching, sacred vs. banal, and election vs. exile.
Post 1 • Pub Note • T&S intvwThe Angel and the Beehive
Armand Mauss uses sociology and history to look at the 20th-century LDS stuggle to be accepted as mainstream while retaining a unique Mormon identity.
Pub Note • My Review
Mauss interview • 12Qa • 12QbGregory A Prince: David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
Winner of MHA's 2006 Turner-Bergera award for Best Biography. Surprising new perspectives on many of the key events of the McKay era and the decade following. A must read for any Church history buff.
Intro • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
Richard Bushman's biography of Mormonism's founder. • T&S Posts • 12Q
My Posts 1 • 2 • 3
Religion Books
The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate
John H. Walton presents his theory that Creation is God's temple.
Post 1 • Post 2 • Post 3What Saint Paul Really Said
Conservative Anglican scholar N. T. Wright corrects prevalent misunderstandings of Paul under four topics: history, theology, exegesis, application. • My postE. P. Sanders: Paul: A Very Short Introduction
Nice review of current scholarship on Paul, his Jewish context, and his teachings. • My postChristianity: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
An enlightening little book, with emphasis on understanding what is happening in modern Christianity.
Post 1 • Post 2God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter
Stephen Prothero's religions of the world book.
Post 1 • Post 2American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
A detailed empirical look at what has happened in American religion the last fify years. • Post 1 • Post 2David Ford: Theology: A Very Short Introduction
It's not easy to get started in theology, but this short book should do the trick. | My post
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