Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-22-2014
Publication Title
Theology and Science
First Page
142
Last Page
163
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14746700.2014.894730
Abstract
The Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, attempts to demonstrate the flaws in contemporary science and to offer an alternative explanation of human origins and biological complexity rooted in a specific reading of the biblical narrative. This effort, however, is paradoxically rooted in the worldview of modern science and the Enlightenment. This article will examine the Creation Museum’s definitions of faith, truth, and religious language and will compare these definitions to those of mainline Protestant Christianity to uncover the historical and theological presuppositions of Creationist and mainline Protestant engagements with contemporary science.
Rights
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Theology and Science on 22/04/2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14746700.2014.894730.
Recommended Citation
Hege, Brent A.R. "Contesting Faith, Truth, and Religious Language at the Creation Museum: A Historical-Theological Reflection." Theology and Science 12.2 (2014): 142-163. doi: 10.1080/14746700.2014.894730. Available from: http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/facsch_papers/391
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