What’s Faith Got to Do With It? Young Earth Creationism and the Promise of Certainty

Author(s)

• William Vance Trollinger, University of DaytonFollow
• Susan L. Trollinger, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Multimedia

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

Contrary to what one might imagine, the proponents of Biblical creationism do not appeal to religious faith. Instead, they proclaim Genesis 1 as a historically and scientifically true description of creation by the only "eyewitness" (God), a description that they say is clearly substantiated by genuine, empirical science (as opposed to what they claim is the false, biased science of evolutionists). That is to say, young Earth creationists possess the certainty of truth.

Comments

William Trollinger is a professor of history and religious studies at the University of Dayton. Susan Trollinger is a professor of English at the University of Dayton.

eCommons Citation

Trollinger, William Vance and Trollinger, Susan L., "What’s Faith Got to Do With It? Young Earth Creationism and the Promise of Certainty" (2024). Intersections of Science and Faith. 5.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/science_faith/5