People use the term “theistic” in front of “evolution” to differentiate it from “naturalism,” but I do not understand why anyone—especially a Christian—fears natural explanations.

Just to be clear on a few definitions, the “Theistic Evolution” I am talking of is the view that regards religious teachings about a theistic deity as compatible with modern scientific understanding ...

But ‘theistic evolution’ isn’t one of their answers, at least not among the serious scientists I know who are theists. And it’s well past its sell-by date. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter.

Theistic evolution fails because it forces a choice between the Bible and science. This gives humans the job of choosing what is true and what is false.

Nearly all of the rest of the respondents, 32 percent, choose the third option, saying they believed humans had evolved, but that God had guided the process, a belief called "theistic evolution." ...

Not true. The purpose of evolution, if you will, is more evolution. 4. The common claim that it’s “just a theory” implies that it’s some kind of speculation. In fact it is a scientific theory.

Evolution is fully autonomous process that does not require any guiding “rationality” (Benedict’s term) to function. It’s an agonizingly slow, brutish, and insanely methodical process, but ...

Like many modern approaches to religion that embrace theistic evolution, Francis’ statements endorse evolution by enforcing God’s role in it: “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with ...

Meyer worries that the debate over evolution will be portrayed as Darwinian materialism vs. biblical literalism — leaving out such ideas as theistic evolution, old-earth creationism and his own ...

These "theistic scientists" have advanced degrees from major institutions, often hold positions in higher education, and are typically more knowledgeable, more articulate and more savvy than old ...