Age of the Earth

How old is the Earth? What is the basis of radiometric dating? What is the meaning of “half-life?” How can creationists explain radiometric dates of many millions of years? What unsolved questions about the age of the Earth are of greatest interest?

Origin of Life

Have scientists created life? What is the meaning of the famous “Miller-Urey Experiment,” which produced amino acids from a simulated primordial atmosphere? Could life begin by chance in a "primordial soup"? Evaluate the theory that life began on mineral or clay surfaces in the ocean, perhaps around hydrothermal vents. How have developments in chaos theory and emergent properties affected our understanding of the origin of life problem? Has life been found on Mars?

Radiocarbon Dating

What is the basis of carbon-14 dating? What materials can be dated by carbon-14? How accurate are carbon-14 dates? What are the assumptions used in determining carbon-14 dates? How would carbon-14 dating be affected by a global flood? What unsolved problems about carbon-14 dating are of greatest interest?

Compact Time: A Short History of Life on Earth

John C. Walton. 2021. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1800461246

Foresight – Fresh Examples of Intelligent Design

Marcos Eberlin, 2019. Discovery Press. ISBN-13: 978-1936599653

Intelligent design seen from nitrogen-processing bacteria to bird eggshells and respiratory regulation.

Faith, Reason, and Earth History - 3rd Edition

Leonard Brand and Arthur Chadwick. 2016. Andrews University Press. ISNB-13: 978-1940980119

Short videos based on this book are available here.

Understanding Creation

L. James Gibson and Humberto M. Rasi, (Editors). 2011. Pacific Press. ISBN-13: 978-0816324286

The New Creationism: Building Scientific Theories on a Biblical Foundation

Paul Garner. 2009. Evangelical Press USA. ISBN 13: 978-0852346921

Book review by Jim Gibson

Science Discovers God

Ariel A. Roth. 2008. Autumn House Publishers. ISBN-13: 978-0812704488

Origin by Design

Harold G. Coffin, Robert H. Brown and L. James Gibson. 2005. Review & Herald Publishing Assn. ISBN-13: 978-0828017763