R. M. Ritland

The biological world has become accustomed to periodic challenges to the theory of evolu­tion from the pen of theologians or scientists who still hold to the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis. These "extremists" or "cranks" are…

WHEN the news of a volcanic eruption in the sea off the Vestmann Islands reached the ears of Icelandic geologists in the early morning of November 14, 1963, some of them had to have it repeated to them, and they received it with a grain of…

ONE of our greatest needs today, when science is becoming a dominant force in our civilization, is the same as that of the scribes and Pharisees in Christ's day—a need for balance and perspective. We need the insight that will enable us to…

THE scene was on a mountainside. Jesus was seated and He was teaching the people the principles of His kingdom. As recorded in Matthew 5 to 7 He was get­ting at the heart of the law, of what it really means to be a Christian. He had given…

THE second book to which we refer is a compilation of forty short articles edited by J. C. Monsma and published under the title Evidence of God in an Expanding Universe (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1958, 250 pages. Price $3.95). This volume…

IN A REPORT from the National Science Foundation distributed to science teachers (NSF 63-15, May, 1963, pp. 1, 2) it was stated, "More scientific and technological discoveries have been made in the past fifteen years than in all previous…