Leonard Brand
Leonard Brand, Ph.D., is professor of biology and paleontology at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
Articles by Leonard Brand
Christians, Worldviews, and Wisdom
January 2012
A worldview comprises a set of assumptions that influence how people view the world and how they answer the important questions of life, such as where did we come from, how should we live, and where are we going? Everyone…
Presenting the Case for Creation
December 1975
WHEN THE disciple Thomas heard that Jesus had risen he would not believe it until he could see and touch the wounds in His hands and side (John 20: 24, 25). When Jesus appeared before Thomas and the other disciples eight days later, His words…
The Evidence for Creation—Part 1
November 1976
IT HAS been more than one hundred years since Darwin published his theory of evolution, and many bookshelves could be filled with books discussing evolutionary theory as it has subsequently developed and giving purported evidence to support…
What Scientists Can and Cannot Do
October 1976
MODERN SCIENCE has accomplished marvels that seemed like impossible dreams a few decades ago. Albert Einstein determined that matter could be converted into energy, and the atomic scientists did it. It now seems common place to have nuclear…
Science and Religion
January 1977
(Note: Please see the pdf version of this article for missing tables and figures)
Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles by Dr. Brand. The…
Was Moses Wrong?
December 1980
The Bible contains many statements on scientific subjects, some critical to our understanding of human history and our relationship to God, and others not at all essential to our faith. Are even these incidental items reliable, or did God…
Faith and the Flood
February 1980
Many Christian denominations have accommodated their theology to some form of theistic evolution. Will Adventists escape this trend, or could evolutionistic viewpoints also creep into their midst?
Atheistic evolution is not a challenge…
Can science and religion work together?
November 1987
To many people the term scientific creationism seems self-contradictory. How can creation, which by definition involves supernatural phenomena, be scientific? The seeming contradiction disappears if we approach the study of origins…
Resolving die conflict between science and religion
January 1988
Such fields of science as physiology have few disputes with religion. They either complement the Bible or deal with subject matter that is not discussed in the Bible. But in fields like paleontology, geology, and…
Presenting creation and evolution: How? (Part 2)
April 2005
A literal interpretation of Genesis 1 affirms a personal God who created our earth and life on it in six consecutive 24-hour days. In this account, we find God acting much like a father who loves his children and…
Presenting evolution and Creation: How? (Part 1)
February 2005
Because we begin with these premises, (1) that God is love, (2) that He is light, and (3) that "in him is no darkness at all" (1 John 1:5)—we are convinced it's unreasonable that He would leave us with a Bible story…
