Re: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

This does not surprise me. The pendulum in the Southern Baptist Convention swung to the far right in the mid-90s and has been stuck their for some time. The seminaries have come under the influence of fundamentalist indoctrination, which includes YEC teachings. Sad.

-Phil

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From: Carol or John Burgeson <burgytwo@juno.com>
> A Tennessee professor who teaches creationism has been named to lead the
> Center for Theology and Science at the Southern Baptist Theological
> Seminary.
>
> See
>
> http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/religion/14388101.htm
>
> Partial excerpt:
>
> Kurt P. Wise, currently a professor at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., is
> replacing William Dembski, a leading proponent of intelligent design, who
> left to take a teaching job closer to his Texas home.
>
> Wise was also director of Bryan College's Center for Origins Research,
> which supports the "validity of the biblical account" of creation,
> according to its Web site.
>
> Wise, who holds degrees in philosophy and paleontology from Harvard
> University, advocates a form of creationism that says God created the
> Earth relatively recently.
>
> Burgy
Received on Wed Apr 26 12:19:13 2006