This material began as an adult Sunday School class taught at First Presbyterian Church (now Grace Commons Church) of Boulder, Colorado in Spring 2007. I have taken my speaking notes and edited them into better written English, and made a few small changes here and there, but 90% of this material is the same as the original course.
If you are looking for my course on "Postmodernism (and Modernism) in Christian Perspective," go here.

The original course also included one Sunday on creation care; that is not included in this "course" but can be accessed separately under the title Evangelicals and the Environment: Checkered Past, Brighter Future.

If you don't have the time or interest to read all 40+ pages of material, I have also made a 6-page Executive Summary.
I have also created an annotated bibliography of resources (books and material on the Web) that I think are helpful in this area; this bibliography was updated in 2013 and again in 2017 to include newer material.

The course material is available (in PDF format) in the following "chapters," which I would suggest reading in order:

• Preface (1 page)
• Chapter 1: Building a Foundation (6 pages)
• Chapter 2: Warfare: Phony and Real (8 pages)
• Chapter 3: Reading the Bible, Especially Genesis (10 pages)
• Chapter 4: Natural Theology and Theology of Nature (7 pages)
• Chapter 5: The E-Word (Evolution) (9 pages)
• Chapter 6: Take-Home Points (1 page)

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this material are the opinion of the author alone and should not be taken to represent the views of any other person or organization.

Originally posted August 2007. Page last modified May 12, 2020