| How important, if at all, are a historical Adam and Eve to Christianity? Does the Gospel make sense without them? If the Bible is wrong about Adam and Eve, how, if at all, can one be sure that it's not wrong about Jesus Christ? Recently, National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" did a story about a controversy brewing among Evangelical Christians with respect to Adam and Eve's historicity. This is not a uniquely Evangelical controversy. And some Christians across the denominational spectrum have offered alternative, science-friendly positions (eg, evolutionary theology) that eschew Adam and Eve's historicity. Links: 1. The "Morning Edition" story "Evangelicals Question the Existence of Adam and Eve" www.npr.org 2. Dr. John Schneider's article "Recent Genetic Science and Christian Theology of Human Origins" www.asa3.org 3. Sister Joan Acker's article "Creationism and the Catechism" www.americamagazine.org 4. Dr. Daryl Domning's article "Evolution, Evil, and Original Sin" www.americamagazine.org 5. Dr. Daniel C. Harlow's article "After Adam: Genesis in an Age of Evolutionary Science" www.asa3.org 6. My "Jesus Was Not the Messiah" series www.youtube.com ADDED 11.16.11: A piece by evangelical pastor Mark Driscoll in which he argues that "[t]he very basis of Christianity is effectively undermined" by denying the historicity of Adam and Eve. He asserts, "What one cannot do ... is deny the existence of Adam and Eve and remain faithful to the Scriptures and their account ... |