Four Views on Creation 

How do Christians interpret Genesis 1-2? Ken Keathley of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary writes:

“For Evangelicals, the origins issue is front and center. And it’s not going away anytime soon. I believe I am safe in saying that the doctrine of Creation and the proper interpretation of the first 11 chapters of Genesis will be the biggest theological and biblical debate we face over the next decade. Evangelicals are divided on the issue. At this time, four positions predominate: young earth creationism, old earth creationism, evolutionary creationism, and intelligent design. Let me briefly describe them and give links for each position.”

For Dr. Keathley’s full post, read The Four Views Among Evangelicals Concerning Creation.

The Four Views

Keathley summarizes each view, shares the major group promoting the view, and provides a link to each.

1. Young Earth Creationism (YEC): Answers in Genesis

2. Old Earth Creationism (OED): Reasons to Believe

3. Evolutionary Creationism (ED): The BioLogos Foundation

4. Intelligent Design (ID): Discovery Institute

Join the Conversation

After reading Keathley’s summaries, which view do you hold and why?

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