Peril in Paradise: Theology, Science, and the Age of the Earth

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
• Published by: Authentic Media October 1, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1932805230
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1932805239
• Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 10.4 ounces

Product Description
Young Earth verses Old Earth. The debate has gone on for centuries, with most modern Christians disputing the scientific claim of an ancient earth. But is an old earth truly inconsistent with Scripture? Dr. Mark Whorton seeks to give biblically based answers and challenge the modern thinking that to be an evangelical Christian is to believe in a young earth. Using evidence as diverse as the bombardier beetle and St. Augustine, Dr. Whorton, a Christian apologist and genuine rocket scientist, provides a compelling answer to one of the most difficult and heated issues for modern Christians.

About The Author
Dr. Mark Whorton holds a PhD in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has worked for the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center for the past 15 years. As an internationally recognized expert in the control of space structures and the Principal Investigator for an International Space Station experiment, Dr. Whorton has received many professional honors; NASA Administrator's Fellow, Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (1987). An experienced published author, educator, and speaker in Christian apologetics, he has been active leading the formation of local chapters for the Reasons to Believe Ministry and has developed and taught Bible study courses in classical and modern apologetics. Dr. Whorton's education and experience brings credibility and insight to this unique book addressing the theology and science of creation.

Reader Reviews
This is an important book, maybe the most important in the creation-date debate. A full-book treatment on the young-earth creationist (YEC) "no Death before Adam" argument was necessary and long overdue. The "no Death before Adam" argument is their fallback, and most important, position. Mark calls this their "Perfect Paradise Paradigm," others call it their "Death Tautology." It has been so effective because it appeals to emotion, but as Mark shows, even a simple attempt at engaging one's mind when reading the Bible shows the Perfect Paradise Paradigm to wrong on every level. From accusing God of messing up in Eden, to equating animals with man in such a way that ties salvation in with the mix, most don't know the bizarre lengths YECs will go in rewriting biblical scholarship to support their preconceived conclusions. A must read by all OECs and YECs.