| 词条 | Howard J. Van Till |
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Early lifeVan Till was born in 1938 and grew up on a farm. When he was a child, he took a bottle of turkey medication from his parents' farm, mixed it with some mineral powders, and shook it; this resulted in the bottle exploding, causing him to lose a considerable amount of blood from his jugular vein.[1] Religious viewsVan Till was brought up as a Calvinist, and known for such beliefs for much of his life. He has been active in writing and speaking on the interaction of science and Christian belief, for example as a member of the editorial boards of Science and Christian Belief and Theology and Science, and working with the Templeton Foundation.[1] In 2006 he gave a presentation to the Freethought Association of West Michigan in which he recounted that he had less certainty than before on some religious questions.[2][3] He now attends a more liberal church.[1] Opposition to creationismAccording to Ronald L. Numbers he is a devout Christian who sees little or no evidence of God in nature and whose view is a good example of "theistic evolution". However, Numbers records that Van Till prefers the term "creationomic perspective" over "theistic evolution".[7] In 1986 Van Till published The Fourth Day, which sought to reconcile Christianity with Darwinist science. Writing in 2006, Russell D. Moore described this work as "monumental", and Van Till as "the most lauded and prolific defender of theistic evolution among American evangelicals".[4] In 1988 Van Till co-wrote Science Held Hostage: What's wrong with creation science and evolution with Davis A. Young and Clarence Menninga.[5] He was publicly accused of heresy after the issue of The Fourth Day,[1] and Van Till's professorship was subject for four years to a monthly review of his beliefs and eligibility to teach at Calvin College. He continued to teach until 1999, but his Calvinist faith was affected by the inquiry.[6] An article of his in 1996, claiming that theistic evolution was compatible with the teaching of renowned church fathers Augustine and Basil,[7] drew rebuttals from Jonathan Wells[8] and John Mark Reynolds,[9] to which Van Till responded in turn.[10] His present theological and philosophical views are expressed in a February 2016 article in Theology and Science: "SOBIG; A Symposium on Belief in God".[11] He now describes his view as "a comprehensive but non-reductive naturalism". References1. ^1 2 {{cite web | url=http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/02/scientist_still_explores_myste.html | title=Scientist still explores 'mystery' of God | work=Grand Rapids Press | date=2 February 2008 | accessdate=21 January 2014 | author=Honey, Charley}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=From Calvinism to Freethought: The Road Less Traveled|url=http://www.cfimichigan.org/pastevents/event/from-calvinism-to-freethought-the-road-less-traveled/|work=Presentation by Howard Van Till|publisher=Center for Inquiry|accessdate=January 26, 2014|author=Charles LaRue|location=Michigan|date=May 24, 2006}} 3. ^From Calvinism to Freethought 4. ^{{cite web|title=A Theistic Evolutionist Turns Off the Light|url=http://www.russellmoore.com/2006/07/26/a-theistic-evolutionist-turns-off-the-light/|accessdate=January 26, 2014|author=Russell D. Moore|authorlink=Russell D. Moore|date=July 26, 2006}} 5. ^1 Ronald L. Numbers. Darwinism comes to America. Harvard University Press, 1998. {{ISBN|0-674-19312-1}} pp.12,57,163, 6. ^{{cite news|author=Jeremy Manier| title=The New Theology| url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-01-20/features/0801120310_1_atheists-till-evolution |accessdate=February 16, 2014| newspaper=Chicago Tribune| date=January 20, 2008}} 7. ^Basil, Augustine, and the Doctrine of Creation’s Functional Integrity, Science & Christian Belief 8, No. 1 (1996): 21-38. 8. ^Abusing Theology: Howard Van Till's "Forgotten Doctrine of Creation's Functional Integrity", Jonathan Wells, Discovery Institute, 1998. Retrieved February 16, 2014. 9. ^Are There Gaps in the Gapless Economy? The Improbable Views of Howard J. Van Till, John Mark Reynolds, Director, Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University, 1998. Retrieved February 16, 2014. 10. ^{{cite web|last=Van Till|title=Basil and Augustine Revisited: The Survival of Functional Integrity|url=http://www.arn.org/docs/odesign/od191/basilaug191.htm|work=Origins and Design|publisher=Access Research Network|accessdate=February 16, 2014|year=1998}} 11. ^{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/14746700.2015.1122323|journal=Theology and Science|volume =14|year= 2016 | issue =1|title=SOBIG: A Symposium on Belief in God | author = Howard J. Van Till|pages =6–35}} External links
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