The Bible, Rocks and Time: Geological Evidence for the Age of the EarthIs the Earth relatively young or very old? We've all heard the controversy. The consensus regarding the age of the Earth, based on the best geological evidence, is that it is billions of years old. But many Christians believe that the Bible teaches the Earth is only a few thousand years old at best. What are we to make of this discrepancy? Geologists Davis Young and Ralph Stearley tackle this issue head-on. Thoroughly examining historical, biblical, geological and philosophical perspectives, the amply illustrated Bible, Rocks and Time takes a comprehensive and authoritative look at the key issues related to the Earth's antiquity. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Abbreviations | 17 |
HISTORICAL PerspectiveS | 25 |
The Age of the Earth Through the Seventeenth Century | 43 |
The Emergence of Modern Geology | 93 |
Harmonizing Geological Chronology | 103 |
Twentieth Century to the Present | 132 |
Biblical PerspectivES | 163 |
The Nature and Nurture of the Stratigraphic Record | 237 |
A Rumble in the Jumble? | 243 |
Sedimentation | 288 |
Clues from the Depths | 312 |
PHILOSOPHICAL Perspectives | 445 |
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Geological PerspectivES | 211 |
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