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Age of the Earth
How old is the Earth? What is the basis of radiometric dating? What is the meaning of “half-life?” How can creationists explain radiometric dates of many millions of years? What unsolved questions about the age of the Earth are of greatest interest?
Creation Day 3
Explains how the composition of the crust, properties of water, and metabolism of plants contribute to support life on earth
Dinosaurs
How many different kinds of dinosaurs were there? Are human and dinosaur fossils found together? Were there any dinosaurs on the ark? What did dinosaurs eat? Were dinosaurs warm-blooded? Did God create the dinosaurs, or are they the result of evil? Do scientists believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs? What unsolved questions about dinosaurs are of greatest interest?
Fossils
What are fossils? How are fossils formed? How long does it take to form a fossil? What information do we learn from fossils? Why is there a specific sequence of fossils in the geologic layers? Does the fossil record show a sequence of evolutionary change? Which fossils were buried by the Flood? Are there indications of global catastrophe in the fossil record? What unsolved questions about fossils are of the greatest interest?
Creation Day 7
Reflects on the day of rest and on the character of the Creator
Genesis Flood
Where did the water come from for the flood, and where did it go? How could the waters of the flood cover Mt. Everest? How could the Earth be destroyed by 40 days and 40 nights of rain? Was the flood truly worldwide? What about proposals that the biblical Flood story refers to a local flood somewhere in the Middle East? What unsolved questions about the Flood are of greatest interest?
Paleontology
A collection of original photos taken by GRI scientists, illustrating a variety of specimens and features of paleontological interest.
Return of the God Hypothesis
Stephen C. Meyer. 2021. New York: HarperOne. ISBN-13: 978-0062071507
Book review by Jim Gibson
Geology
A collection of original photos taken by GRI scientists, illustrating a variety of geological features
Plate Tectonics
Have the continents truly moved apart? When did the continents move apart? Does mention of the division of the earth in Genesis 10:25 refer to plate tectonics? Does Pangaea represent the pre-Flood world? How could the continents move fast enough to rearrange the whole surface of the Earth during the year of the Flood? What unsolved questions about plate tectonics are of greatest interest?
Radiocarbon Dating
What is the basis of carbon-14 dating? What materials can be dated by carbon-14? How accurate are carbon-14 dates? What are the assumptions used in determining carbon-14 dates? How would carbon-14 dating be affected by a global flood? What unsolved problems about carbon-14 dating are of greatest interest?
Compact Time: A Short History of Life on Earth
John C. Walton. 2021. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1800461246
Creation? Really?
Leonard R. Brand. 2019. Pacific Press. ISBN-13: 978-0816365029
A book that explores the creationist worldview in the form of a dialogue
Dinosaurs
A summary of information about dinosaurs that can be gained from the study of the fossil record, including types, size, diet, habitats, and locomotion
Unbelievable
Michael Newton Keas. 2019. Intercollegiate Studies Institute. ISBN-13: 978-1610171533
Many false myths about the history and relationship of Christianity and science have entered the popular culture. This book traces seven of these myths to their origins.
Geologic Column
Explains the principle of superposition, the ordered distribution of fossils, the main subdivisions of the geologic column, and the concept of gaps and paraconformities
Foresight – Fresh Examples of Intelligent Design
Marcos Eberlin, 2019. Discovery Press. ISBN-13: 978-1936599653
Intelligent design seen from nitrogen-processing bacteria to bird eggshells and respiratory regulation.
Contested Bones
Christopher Rupe and John C. Sanford. 2019 (2nd edition). FMS Publications. ISBN-13: 978-0981631684
A critical outlook at the hominin fossil record and its conflicting interpretations in the field of paleoanthropology
The DNA Question: Where Does The Information Come From?
Stephen O. Searfoss. 2019. Independently published. ISBN-13: 978-1697012446
Theistic Evolution; A scientific, philosophical, and theological critique.
Moreland JP, Meyer SC, Shaw C, Gauger AK, Grudem W., (Editors). 2017. Crossway. ISBN-13: 978-1433552861
Zombie Science: More Icons of Evolution
Jonathan Wells. 2017. Discovery Institute Press. ISBN-13: 978-1936599448
Faith, Reason, and Earth History - 3rd Edition
Leonard Brand and Arthur Chadwick. 2016. Andrews University Press. ISNB-13: 978-1940980119
Short videos based on this book are available here.
The Scientific Approach to Evolution
Rob Stadler. 2016. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN-13: 978-1532988097
Book review by Jim Gibson
The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the Old Testament
Gerald A. Klingbeil, (Editor). 2015. Andrews University Press. ISBN-13: 978-19409800906
A more expanded, scholarly version of the book He Spoke and It Was.
He Spoke and It Was
Gerald A. Klingbeil, (Editor). 2015. Pacific Press Publishing Association. ISBN-13: 978-0816358335
Genetic Entropy
John C. Sanford. 2014. FMS Publications; 4th edition. ISBN-13: 978-0981631608
Biological Information: New Perspectives
Robert J Marks II, Michael J. Behe, William A. Dembski, Bruce L. Gordon, and John C. Sanford, (Editors). 2013. World Scientific Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-9814508711
Entrusted: Christians and Environmental Care
Steve Dunbar, L. James Gibson, and Humberto M. Rasi, (Editors). 2013. Adventus: International University Publishers. ISBN-13: 978-0984539970
In the Beginning
Bryan W. Ball, (Editor). 2012. Pacific Press. ISBN-13: 978-0816326150
The Myth of Junk DNA
Jonathan Wells. 2011. Discovery Institute Press. ISBN-13: 978-1936599004
The New Creationism: Building Scientific Theories on a Biblical Foundation
Paul Garner. 2009. Evangelical Press USA. ISBN 13: 978-0852346921
Book review by Jim Gibson
Coming to Grips with Genesis
Terry Mortensen and Thane Urey, (Editors). 2008. Master Books. ISBN 13: 978-0890515488
Science Discovers God
Ariel A. Roth. 2008. Autumn House Publishers. ISBN-13: 978-0812704488
Explore Evolution: The Arguments For and Against Neo-Darwinism
Stephen C. Meyer, S. Minnich, J. Moneymaker, P. A. Nelson and R. Seelke. 2007. Hill House Publishers. ISBN-13: 978-1936599110
A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature
Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt. 2006. IVP Academic. ISBN-13: 978-0830827992
The Book of Beginnings: Creation and the Promise of Redemption
Ben Clausen and Gerald Wheeler. 2006. Review and Herald Publishing Association. ISBN-13: 9780828019859
Origin by Design
Harold G. Coffin, Robert H. Brown and L. James Gibson. 2005. Review & Herald Publishing Assn. ISBN-13: 978-0828017763
Why is a Fly Not a Horse?
Giuseppe Sermonti. 2005. Discovery Institute Press. ISBN-13: 978-0963865472
The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos is Designed for Discovery
Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards. 2004. Regnery Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-0895260659
Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity
Nancy R. Pearcey. 2004. Crossway Books. ISBN-13: 978-1581344585
Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth?
Jonathan Wells. 2002. Regnery Publishing, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0895262004
In Six Days: Why Fifty Scientists Choose to Believe in Creation
John F. Ashton, (Editor). 2001. Master Books. ISBN-13: 978-0890513415
Darwin’s God: Evolution and the Problem of Evil
Cornelius G. Hunter. 2001. Brazos Press. ISBN-13: 978-1587430534