{"product_id":"the-scripture-doctrine-of-creation-with-reference-to-religious-nihilism-and-modern-theories-of-development-paperback-9781108000222","title":"The Scripture Doctrine of Creation; With Reference to Religious Nihilism and Modern Theories of Development (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108000222","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Scripture Doctrine of Creation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Reference to Religious Nihilism and Modern Theories of Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe controversial Victorian churchman and philosopher T. R. Birks argues that scripture rather than evolution explains the mystery of life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Rawson Birks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108000222, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThomas Rawson Birks was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and a senior professor of philosophy. This book was first published in 1872, the year of his appointment to the prestigious Knightbridge Professorship. As an active Anglican clergyman, Birks engaged energetically in many heated theological controversies. In the Victorian debates on the relationship between religion and science he took a strongly anti-Darwinian stance, declaring that the theory of evolution contradicted the doctrine of creation and could not explain the mystery of life. In other areas, however, he argued that the findings of science confirmed the glory of God, since 'the telescope reveals the grandeur and vastness of the starry worlds' and 'the microscope discovers marks of design and beauty' which are evidence of a supreme designer. His influential evangelical views are expressed in this book, which argues for scripture as the ultimate key to the mystery of existence.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. On religious nihilism\u003cbr\u003e 2. On religious nihilism (continued)\u003cbr\u003e 3. The alleged law of scientific progress\u003cbr\u003e 4. The beginning\u003cbr\u003e 5. The creation of matter\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of infinite space\u003cbr\u003e 7. On force, law, and necessity\u003cbr\u003e 8. On creation and life\u003cbr\u003e 9. On creation and evolution\u003cbr\u003e 10. Evolution as an inductive theory\u003cbr\u003e 11. On creation by law\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theology%20%5BHRLB%5D%22\"\u003eHRLB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265895158040,"sku":"9781108000222","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108000222i_2ee40ba6-b6d7-433e-bd70-58275923c00a.jpg?v=1694867003","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-scripture-doctrine-of-creation-with-reference-to-religious-nihilism-and-modern-theories-of-development-paperback-9781108000222","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}