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This pastor answers yes, giving a concise overview of Biblical and theological arguments.
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The Best Preaching on Earth: Sermons on Caring for Creation
Stan LeQuire (editor)
Judson Press
1996
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A lively collection of interesting sermons by preachers famous and obscure.
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: Theism and the Problem of Animal Suffering
Michael Murray
Oxford University Press
2011
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Christian philosopher Michael Murray discusses various Christian explanations for the evil of animal suffering.
Where is Everyone? A review of “Beyond UFOs”
Jennifer Wiseman (reviewer)
Sep/Oct 2011
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NASA scientist and Christian Jennifer Wiseman reviews a book by Jeffrey Bennett: “Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future.” Bennett is not a Christian but emphasizes that science and religion are not at odds on this or other issues. Wiseman provides a good brief introduction to the issues from a Christian perspective, and cites this Washington Post article on the Vatican 2009 conference on Astrobiology: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110601899.html
The religious questions raised by aliens
Marc Kaufman
8-Nov-09
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This Washington Post article includes several quotes from Protestants, Catholics, and atheists related to a 2009 Vatican conference on astrobiology.
Hymnary.org: Creation Hymns
Hymnary.org is a comprehensive website on hymn texts, tunes, sources. You are able to search for hymns related to Creation.
Blog “For the Love of Wisdom and the Wisdom of Love”
Thomas Jay Oord
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Theologian Thomas Jay Oord occasionally blogs about science and faith. See his 2011 Sep 22 entry on 10 reasons Christians should care about the science-faith dialogue.
Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions About God, Science, and Belief
John Polkinghorne & Nicholas Beale
Westminster John Knox
2009
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Committee on Creation and Science: Report 28 to CRCNA Synod 1991
1991
https://www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/creation and science agenda 1991.pdf
The Christian Reformed Church formed the Committee on Creation and Science to address issues of the age of the earth and universe, including Biblical hermeneutics and theological implications.
God and Time: Four Views
Paul Helm & Alan Padgett & William Lane Craig & Nicholas Wolterstorff
IVP Academic
2001
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Did God create time? Did God exist before the universe? Does God have a different time stream than we do? Four scholars discuss their views.