Table of Contents

Foreword by Francis S. Collins
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Science and Religion: Trying to Live in Two Worlds at Once
2. The Creation and Fall: Exploring the Meaning of Scripture
3. Putting Creation into a Time Frame
4. The Fossil Record
5. Beyond the Fossil Record: Looking at the Geographical Distribution of Life's Diversity
6. Tracing Lineage by Tracking Genes
7. Coming to Peace with Biology
Index

About the Author

Falk is professor of biology, associate provost, and dean of graduate studies and continuing education at Point Loma Nazarene University in Point Loma, California.

Francis S. Collins (M.D., Ph.D.) is a world-renowned physician-geneticist known for his discovery of the causes of many human genetic diseases.  He is also known for spearheading the Human Genome Project, which produced the first complete sequence of human DNA in 2003. In 2006, he published The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, which spent fourteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. In 2007, he founded The BioLogos Foundation to respond to the many queries he receives about science and faith. Since August 2009, he has served as the director of the National Institutes of Health. His most recent books, all authored prior to his current government position, include The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine and Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith.

Reviews

"In this highly instructive book, Darrel Falk describes his intellectual and spiritual journey in reconciling Christian belief with biological evolution. It is important for the wider body of Christians, many of whom remain skeptical of biological evolution, to grapple with the arguments contained in this book. This book promises to start a real conversation about the role of evolution in relation to the Christian faith, a conversation in which all parties to the creation-evolution debate feel welcome to participate, speak their minds freely and can put forward their best efforts."
*William A. Dembski, author of The Design Revolution*