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Science in the Beginning
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Dr. Wile’s new elementary science book – Science in the Beginning, is now availabe in the US
http://blog.drwile.com/?p=11016
(Told you I’d heard rumours it would be about Aug 15th!)
My understadning is that he does not support a biblical 6 day literal creation. Am I incorrect in this?
Shanna, I was reading on another forum and someone posted a quote from his blog that states that he does believe in a 6 day literal creation but, he doesn’t think that they must be interpreted that way. So, I’m not sure how he will address this in his series. Here is the quote…
Posted by jlwile on September 8, 2009
Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows two things about me. First, I am a young-earth creationist. Second, I am skeptical of most young-earth creationist theology. For example, as I have written before, while I believe that the days in Genesis 1 are 24-hour days, I do not think they must be interpreted that way. Indeed, a good number of early church fathers didn’t interpret them that way. They didn’t think the days in Genesis 1 had anything to do with time. Instead, they thought the days were simply a means by which Creation could be ordered. Since many in the early church were willing to think that the days in Genesis 1 were not 24-hour days, why do many modern young-earth creationists insist that they must be 24-hour days?
Exactly the opposite Shanna. This book is using the 6 days of creation as a framework for “Science in the Beginning”. In Fact, the pilot project was called “Science in the Creation Week”.
The book doesn’t specify how long each stage of creation is – it doesn’t affect the book. The book discusses the first day of creation in regards to light – it is all introduced, and then there are 15 lessons (12 and 3 optional extra) all to do with light.
The Second Day you have 15 lessons on water and air
Third Day – Land, dirt, plants
Fourth – Sun, Solar System, Moon
Fifth – Classification, saltwater/freshwater, vertebrates and invertebrates, flight
Sixth – Land Animals, People
Seventh – a single reading summary, if I recall
Each Lesson has a little experiment/demonstration (items are VERY common – and the few that aren’t as likely to be sitting in your house are marked clearly in the lesson and in the materials list at the start of the book) They are easy, fun, and help the child discover or experience the principle themselves.
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