> Q:
> Would Paul Davies (_Mind of God_, _Cosmic Blueprint_ & etc.) be
> considered a TE of some fashion? His books are certainly popular.
> Or, how about Roger Penrose? These two may not be Christian, per se,
> but they both seem to postulate some "directing" influence to the
> development of the universe.
Philosophically, those works seem closer to pantheism than theism. (I
like to reserve "theism" for philosophical ideas compatible with scripture
regarding creation, providence, and transcendence.) Pantheism, deism,
naturalism, and theism can all be found in the popular origins literature.
Loren Haarsma