Guilt Grace Gratitude Dru Johnson | What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?
Jan 4, 2024
Dru Johnson, Director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, discusses the overlap between Darwin's natural selection and biblical scholarship. He explores the compatibility between evolution and Genesis, parallels between Darwin's theory and the Bible, and the beliefs of the Sadducees and Pharisees. The podcast also delves into the challenges of reconciling science and faith and emphasizes the importance of curiosity and open-mindedness in this conversation.
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From Punk Drummer To Scholar
- Dru Johnson recounts playing violin, switching to drums, and performing shirtless in punk bands as a teen.
- He says those experiences and being a high-school dropout shaped his unconventional path into academia.
A Nonlinear Career Path
- Dru Johnson describes a varied career: military service, IT work, pastoring, then full-time teaching.
- He emphasizes personal transitions that led him into biblical scholarship and academia.
Shared Focal Problems
- Darwin and biblical authors focus on similar pressures: scarcity, sexual propagation, and fit to habitat.
- Those parallels suggest overlapping observations about the created order across centuries.