Christianity and Science summarised

• Evolution A01

  1. Evangelical fundamentalists argue that the Bible is the word of God and God created humans and animals separately
  2. Charles Kingsley is a liberal Christian - supportive of Darwin
  3. Huxley v Wilberforce debate
• The Big Bang Theory A01

  1. Scientific evidence: CMBR and red shift
  2. YEC say the universe is only 6000 years old
  3. OEC interpret yom differently
  4. David Wilkinson and book of Genesis is a myth or love poem rather than a science book
  5. Anthropic principle
• Polkinghorne A01

  1. Binocular vision and boiling kettle. bottom up thinking. link between experience and reason
  2. God acts providentially / intervenes at a quantum level
  3. Supports the anthropic principle and rejects the multi verse theory
  4. Kenosis theory