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The Selfless Gene Living with God and Darwin
By Charles Foster
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On 3/13 Jennifer Osterman wrote: I received Charles Foster’s “The Selfless Gene” through Booksneeze.com’s free review copy program. I thought the subject matter to be an engaging topic as I am a Christian who studied paleontology in college. I do find, at times, that my religious beliefs and my scientific knowledge are hard ... Unraveline the Tangled Bank
On 3/13 Stephen Chatelier wrote: Real, full-blooded Darwinism, marked and scarred where it has engaged properly with the world, is a hugely more compelling creed than the one peddled in the paperbacks and accepted uncritically by scientifically unlettered people who want some sort of scientific excuse to rubbish religion. Real, full-blooded ... The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin, by Charles Foster
On 3/12 Amy Shafran wrote: When I ordered “The Selfless Gene” by Charles Foster, I am not sure what I was expecting. The content was interesting, and extremely detailed. Foster analyzed and compared the evolutionary theories with the Creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2. He examined scientific data, thoroughly discussed ... The Selfless Gene
On 3/5 A Bisht wrote: Before sharing with you my views about the book, let I put some brief snippets that I think will help you have a better understanding of what the book is all about and what it wants to convey:--Charles Foster, the author of the book got the primary motivation for the ... The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster: Book Review
On 3/3 Hal Hunter wrote: In this book, the author tries to both explain and reconcile some of the positions of two widely separated intellectual camps- those of the Darwinian evolutionists and the Creationist/Intelligent Design positions commonly found among evangelical Christians.It has been said that compromise is the art ... The Selfless Gene, by Charles Foster - a book review
On 3/1 Jenai Hamilton wrote: The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster raises the question "Is peace possible?" between Darwinists/Neo-Darwinists and Creationists. A mix of science and religion, this book raises many more questions. As a follower of Christ, I cannot stand this book. Before I opened to the first page, I knew I was coming ... Frustrating read
On 2/28 Wanda Robertson wrote: The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin is Charles Foster’s attempt to reconcile Creationists with the followers of Richard Dawkins. In the first line of the Preface, Mr. Foster declares he is angry and worried. That anger is evident throughout the book Also in the Preface, Mr. Foster writes ... The Selfless Gene:Lliving with God and Darwin
On 2/23 David LaDuke wrote: Living with God and Darwin is the subtitle of the book The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster. This book is less about the debate between evolutionists and creationists than it is about the problem of pain and suffering. As each side advances it's position it becomes clear that pain and suffering are a ... The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster
On 2/23 Joel Taylor wrote: The term ‘Christian evolutionist’ is an oxymoron. It is a compromising term suggesting the possibility, if not the very existence, of the compatibility of two previously interpreted opposing worldviews. The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster attempts to reconcile neo-Darwinism with the Biblical account ... Book Review: The Selfless Gene - Living With God & Darwin
On 2/22 Liz Dyer wrote: I just read The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster. Foster says that neither natural selection nor creationism can explain everything in the universe and that we don’t have to choose one side or the other – that there is a better way. Parts of the book were a little hard for me to get through as ... The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster
On 2/21 Nicole McCorkindale wrote: The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster was not my favorite book of the ones that I've read this year. It does have an intriguing balance between creationism, God, and evolution. If you are someone who enjoys science and the study of how the world began, I do recommend that you read this book, ... The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster
On 2/14 Sarah Martin wrote: I am thrilled to be a part of a new program with Thomas Nelson called Booksneeze. It is a blogger review program and I hae access to their new books and get the opportunity to review them. So, this is the first book that I read for them.The Selfless Gene, by Charles FosterHere is my review that I posted ... Book Review-The Selfless Gene
On 2/12 Jimmy Donaghy wrote: I’ve always been intrigued when I listened in on conversations between Christians when they started talking about creation vs. evolution. I’ve heard impassioned and spirited debates from equally intelligent people on both sides of the argument. And they both seem to have some excellent points. ... The Selfless Gene
On 2/11 Stephen Archer wrote: I recently read this book and was thoroughly disappointed. The title and subtitle for this book is “The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin,” but I think the title should have been “Darwin: Living with God and Dawkins.” Throughout this book Darwin and most of the times Dawkins is praised for the scientific work ... The Selfless Gene
On 2/11 matthew jenkins wrote: Notwithstanding the cliché that warns against judging books by their covers, this book turned out to be exactly what one might expect from a glance at the cover; a superficial exercise in Christian apologetics designed to draw converts from the less discerning followers of one of the popular versions ... A selfless meme
On 2/9 Linda Wightman wrote: Charles Foster got one thing right: "The biologists will think that I have oversimplified the biology....Theologians will justifiably moan that I have summarized too brutally some very big and complex ideas." That's inevitable in a book that purports to bring sense to the evolution/creation debate, ... The Selfless Gene
On 2/7 Annette Frontz wrote: In the interest of full disclosure, this review is being written for Book Sneeze, a project of Tommy Nelson Publishing House. They send me a book for free, and in return I agree to review it. You can sign up to do the same!For the most part, my point of view on the subject of Creationism vs. Evolution ... Book Sneeze Review- The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin by Charles Foster
On 2/7 Mandy McClanahan wrote: What if both religion and science are correct? Who says the world has to be only one and not the other? Mr. Foster is a Christian who walks in that gray area between the two and is angry at the extremists on either side of this great debate. What I liked: 1. As another Christian who believes that God ... The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster
On 2/5 Maria Reif wrote: The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin by Charles Foster is a mind blowing excursion into the realm of two adamantly opposing world views. It is an attempt to find a peaceable, if not happy harmony between the believers of Christianity and the Darwinian evolutionists. Mr. Foster presents both ... The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin
On 2/5 Justine Hostetler wrote: The Selfless Gene: Living With God and Darwin is an apt description for what Charles Foster sets out to accomplish with this book. He takes a middle-of-the-road approach, admitting his anger with both extreme camps of the debate: the extreme Darwinists and the Creationists. Foster proceeds to dismantle ... Mind-stretching and intelligent!
On 2/4 Ron Starcher wrote: The Selfless Gene betrays its aim in the sub-title: Living with God and Darwin. However, Charles Foster tells us more about living with Darwin than he does about living with God. I was curious as to how Foster would attempt to reconcile competing world views. I was not hopeful it could be done. In fact, ... Book Review: The Selfless Gene
On 2/4 Mark Smith wrote: The Selfless GeneKnuckle dragging theologyBy Charles FosterThe author and I have at least one thing in common: anger. He wrote that he was 'angry while writing the book' and I was angry while reading it. In the Selfless Gene, Foster attempts to so disparage and belittle Christians who actually believe ... Knuckle dragging theology
On 2/3 Scott Dickson wrote: I have to admit that the title of Charles Foster’s book drew me to this book, The Selfless Gene, Living With God And Darwin. As one whose Christian life was formed primarily in the evangelical Christian camp, I had been exposed to, and vigorously at times, folks who prided themselves on taking a very literal ... Review: The Selfless Gene
On 1/31 Matt Thisse wrote: I am not a scientist and will therefore not attempt to speak for them. But as a Christ follower who was raised as a Creationist, I can tell you that “The Selfless Gene” by Charles Foster will make Creationists angry. Those people who are dogmatic about a six-day literal creation will most likely slam this book ... Book Review: The Selfless Gene
On 1/31 Kris Watterson wrote: I just read The Selfless Gene, by Charles Foster. I received the book free from Booksneeze.com in exchange for a review, good o bad. The book is intriguing and thought provoking. It challenges the fundamental beliefs on both sides of the age-old creation vs. evolution debate. I agree with Mr. Foster that both sides seem to ... The Selfless Gene
On 1/29 Stephen Barkley wrote: The Selfless Gene is a side-splitting call for moderation. Foster contends that it’s possible to believe in God without sticking your head in the sand when it comes to science. In pursuit of this belief, he disarms and jabs young earth creationists and uber-Darwinists like Richard Dawkins with equal ... A Side-Splitting Call for Moderation
On 1/29 Matthew Dowling wrote: I received my complementary copy of The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster from Thomas Nelson last week (thank you!) and was eager to jump into the book. Early in the preface, Foster admits that he is neither a professional evolutionary biologist nor a "professional" theologian. Though I was prepared then ... Book Review: The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster
On 1/23 Joseph Yates wrote: I was raised as a Young Earth Creationist. I have always been Young Earth until fairly recently, when I became convinced that Day-Age Creation was right. So lately I’ve been loving books having to do with Creation and Evolution. When I saw The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin on the BookSneeze review list, ... The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster
On 1/23 David Kludt wrote: As part of Thomas Nelson’s BookSneeze program, I received a copy of Charles Foster’s The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin. The exhausted “evolution vs. creation” debate exhausts me, but was interested in seeing if Foster’s approach could offer any insight on a third ... The Selfless Gene (book review)
On 1/22 Daniel Kam wrote: The Book The Selfless Gene by Charles Foster shouldn’t need to be written in a world as modern as ours. Foster took on quite a bit in this book on evolution, creationism, and how they might interact on the world stage. This is no small task as many books written by Strobel and ... The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin
On 1/22 Blair Roberts wrote: i am tired of the debate. evolution vs. creation. god vs. satan. that’s how it feels sometimes when people talk about this, like our salvation and the fate of our world hangs in the balance. maybe i’m exaggerating a bit. my interest was piqued when i recently saw the movie “Creation”, about the life and ... The Selfless Gene: A Book Review
On 1/15 K Andrews wrote: Charles Darwins' The Origin of Species has been mentioned by me in a previous review. I've been a Christian for as long as I can remember. I've never been faced with having any doubt in God or the Gospel of Jesus. Yet I've never felt that God and Darwin were in conflict with each other. As I grew up ... Review: The Selfless Gene
On 1/12 Tracy Lagrove wrote: I was really curious when i saw the title of this book on Thomas Nelson last week. Darwin and Christianity are generally not all that compatible with each other, and I got to wondering how Charles Foster would attempt to bring them both together. I have to say after reading it, I have mixed feelings. ... The Selfless Gene
On 1/11 Shawn Galla wrote: This book has helped my ministry in so many ways. I often have people asking me some very detailed questions about evolution and the works of Dawkins. I have a lot of people in my church that have easily been swayed by some of the teachings of Dawkins and the those who follow his teachings. For a long ... A Great Help and a Great Read