John R. Schneider

The Heresy of Ham, Revised Edition

Science & Faith

“Joel Anderson urges American evangelicals to beware of Ken Ham’s brand of Young Earth creationism, which has gained a foothold in numerous evangelical communities. Anderson contends that Ham’s embattled approach to Genesis and Darwinism is a veritable font of falsehoods, which he exposes ably throughout the book. Worse, however is Ham’s constant admonition to unwitting audiences that anyone who rejects his approach is rejecting the Gospel itself. Anderson charges this threat is not merely preposterous in the light of Scripture, Church tradition, and science. It makes Ham’s articulation of Scripture and science—ironically enough—count as a modern Christian heresy in the historical sense of that term. To make this case against Ham’s creationism, Anderson employs sound scholarship and argumentation, which he presents to non-experts in a non-technical, down-to-earth, sometimes humorous, and always readable style. The book provides such readers with an opportunity to ignore Ham’s blustering threats and to see his approach as the malignant aberration—heresy—that it is. More positively, though, if one is willing to expend the time and effort, it opens a path that leads to a Christian perspective on Genesis and Darwinian science that both enhances personal faith strengthens the credibility of Christianity in society.”

The Lost Choice

Fiction

“Andy Andrews is a new breed of novelist—one who makes ‘chronological discoveries’ an art form. This is a beautiful story that will keep you guessing until the last page.”