Our church booktable was recently "graced" by a (well, I think I can say this
here...) HORRENDOUS book for children entitled "Dinosaurs and the Bible". I
knew I was in trouble when the preface essentially drew a line in the sand
between "Scientists" (boo hiss) and "The Word of God". Actually, I should have
guessed what was coming from the cover illustration of Dinosaurs cavorting
around the Ark...but I digress. The book "majored" on attempting to show that
Dinosaurs and humans lived together (insert Paluxy river tracks here) and maybe
still lived today (Japanese "rotting undersea pleisiosaur" picture,
word-of-mouth reports from the Congo...). There was even a page detailed how
Tyrannosaurs might have been created to eat fruit--thereby suggesting that they
could have lived in a death-free, pre-Fall world as well.
I *diplomatically* (really!) suggested to our manager that I didn't think that
it was a very good book, mentioned that even ICR was distancing itself from the
Paluxy river stuff, etc.... and was openly received for (perhaps in spite of?)
my views. (Actually--I feel fortunate that our church generally refrains from
litmus tests...) Now this week, she specifically approached me and asked if I
knew of any children's resources that might be better! Of course, dinos are a
big deal--I have a 4 year old too--and I'm stumped for ideas.
So I submit this to you--what do you know of that is creationist in *theology*,
but open to taking the "book of nature" at face value? Sort of "Hugh Ross for
kids". I eagerly await your answers...
Scott
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Scott Oakman Graduate Program in Neuroscience
University of Minnesota MD/PhD Program
oakma001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
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The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly.
The rich have always objected to being governed at all.
--G.K. Chesterton.