Design and Catastrophe
51 Scientists Explore Evidence in Nature
By L. James Gibson, Ronny Nalin, and Humberto M. Rasi
Paperback, 240 pages
Andrews University, 2021
ISBN: 9781940980300
Theme:
For:
Design.
Catastrophe.
Two simple but very strong words.
In this unique book, 51 professional scientists, men and women of faith from a wide range of disciplines, provide short essays in their respective areas of expertise demonstrating some aspect of the design:catastrophe paradigm. Though written by experts, the essays are easily accessible to non-specialists, making this book extremely useful in the college and seminary classroom, and for the life-long learner.
Design and Catastrophe does not attempt to prove the veracity of the biblical account of origins and a global Flood as recorded in the book of Genesis. Rather, in these 51 essays, it richly samples the overwhelming evidence of design and catastrophe in the world around us. In so doing, it invites us to look to the Scriptures for an explanation that provides meaning and purpose for our lives and what we discover in nature.
About the Editors
L. James Gibson served as the director of the Geoscience Research Institute until he retired in 2020.
Ronny Nalin is the director of the Geoscience Research Institute and an adjunct professor in the geology program at Loma Linda University.
Humberto M. Rasi served as vice president for editorial development of Pacific Press Publishing Association and director of the Education Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
In the Beginning
- The Fine-Tuning of the Universe by Aleksei Popov
- Where Does Matter Come From? by Alfredo Takashi Suzuki
- The Periodic Table and Design by Nicholas Madhiri
- The Heavens Declare God’s Glory by Mart de Groot
- Wonderful Water by Rafael Schäffer
- From Chemical Space to Creative Grace by John C. Walton
- Intelligent Computational Agents Require a Designer by Germán H. Alférez
Of Life and Molecules
- The Matter of Life by Danilo Boskovic
- Origin of Life: By Design or Chemical Evolution? by Elena Titova
- DNA’s Designer Alphabet by Sven Östring
- DNA: A Magnificent Nanomolecule by Orlex B. Yllano
- A Look at the Mirror: Chirality in Organic Molecules by Nelson C. Martins
- Membrane Asymmetry Points to the Creator by Carrie A. C. Wolfe
- Conserved throughout Creation by José A. Cardé-Serrano
- Cholesterol: The Wonder of Biosynthesis by Glenn Phillips
A Green World
- All Natural Chemistry: Not What You Think! by Ryan T. Hayes
- The Signature of the Creator Revealed in Photosynthesis by Susan Thomas
- A God of Law, Order, and Beauty by Mitch Menzmer
Filling the Waters and the Air
- The Unseen Wonder of Coccolithophores by Emilia R. Belia
- Foraging in the Ocean Twilight Zone by Christine Jackson
- Squid: Uniquely Adapted to a Changing Environment by George D. Jackson
- Design in the Water-Salt Physiology of Fishes by Noble Donkor
- Interrelated Design in the Swiftlet by Michael Tarburton
- Mathematics and Design in the Realm of Bees by Luciano González
Let the Earth Bring Forth
- Phonotaxis: The Meaningful Songs of Crickets by Benjamin Navia
- Design, Spiders, and “Integrated Wholes” by David R. Nelsen
- Spider Silk: Design at All Levels by Rivelino Montenegro
- Extreme Plasticity in the Skull Shape of Dogs by Rebecca J. Greer
In God’s Image
- Our Spectacular Skeletons by Liliana Endo-Munoz
- The Amazing Gift of Hearing by Lucinda Hill Spencer
- The Human Eye: Designed for Vision by Jesson Martin
- Why Chimpanzees Can’t Play Chopin by David G. Pennington
- A Mind for Beauty by L. James Gibson
Interdependence and Cooperation
- Designed for Maternal Bonding by Rowena R. Antemano
- A Tale of Two Enzymes by George T. Javor
- The Marvel of a Functioning Ecosystem by Warren A. Shipton
- Cooperation, Empathy, and Altruism in Nature by Noemí Durán
Out of Eden
- Epigenetic Inheritance: A Mechanism of Adaptation by Wellington dos Santos Silva
- Designed Genetically to Survive Catastrophe by Delano S. Lewis
- Adapting to Life after a Catastrophe by Tiago A. J. de Souza
- Mass Extinctions in the Fossil Record by Roberto E. Biaggi
Vestiges of Catastrophe
- Turbidity Currents: Moving Sediment Fast and Far by Ronny Nalin
- Megabreccias: A Record of Catastrophes by Art Chadwick
- The Colossal Nature of Past Volcanic Activity on Earth by Birgir V. Óskarsson
- Worldwide Occurrence of Persistent Sedimentary Layers by Raúl Esperante
- Widespread Deposits: Evidence Consistent with the Biblical Flood by M. Elaine Graham-Kennedy
- Flat Gaps in the Rock Layers Challenge Long Geologic Ages by Ariel A. Roth
- Principles for Interpreting the Sedimentological Record by Monte Fleming
- Respecting God’s Word, God’s World, and People in God’s Image by Ben Clausen
- Human Life Span after the Flood by John F. Ashton
CONCLUSION
- A Story of Brokenness, Hope, and Restoration by David N. Mbungu
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