Apologetics
Apologetics
Thinking God’s Thoughts: A History of the Creation-Evolution Controversy
Creation for Adults - Encyclopaedia Book 23
What happens when the question of where we came from becomes a battle over how we know what is true?
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In Thinking God’s Thoughts, Dr. Alfred Basta traces the long and often contentious history of the creation-evolution controversy, examining the struggle between biblical revelation, naturalistic philosophy, evolutionary theory, and competing interpretations of Earth’s history.
Beginning with the early Church Fathers and continuing through the medieval period and Protestant Reformation, this book examines how Christian thinkers understood Genesis, creation, chronology, and the authority of Scripture. It then follows the intellectual transformation of the Enlightenment and the emergence of deep-time geology, uniformitarianism, and Darwinian evolution.
The journey continues through Charles Darwin and the Neo-Darwinian synthesis, exploring the rise of modern evolutionary thought and the scientific and philosophical challenges raised by contemporary creationist scholars. The book also examines the twentieth-century renaissance of biblical creationism, including the influence of George McCready Price, Henry Morris, John Whitcomb, Duane Gish, and other prominent figures in the creation science movement.
A substantial portion of the book explores Intelligent Design and the work of thinkers such as Phillip Johnson, Michael Behe, and Stephen Meyer, while also profiling researchers who have developed young-earth creationist arguments in biology, geology, mathematics, and astronomy.
The final section moves beyond science and theology into the courtroom, classroom, academic institutions, and media. From the Scopes Trial to later legal battles involving the teaching of evolution and creationism, the book considers how the origins debate has become intertwined with questions of education, constitutional law, academic freedom, peer review, and cultural influence.
Written from an explicitly young-earth creationist perspective, Thinking God’s Thoughts argues that questions about origins cannot be separated from deeper questions of worldview, authority, philosophy, and faith. For readers interested in Genesis, creation science, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Christian apologetics, and the history of the creation-evolution debate, this volume offers a comprehensive journey through one of the most enduring intellectual controversies of the modern era.
What is Thinking God’s Thoughts about?
Thinking God’s Thoughts traces the long and often contentious history of the creation-evolution debate from a young-earth creationist viewpoint. The first part begins with the early Church Fathers and moves through the medieval period, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the rise of deep-time geology and uniformitarianism, and Darwinian evolution. The second part covers Darwin, the Neo-Darwinian synthesis, and twentieth-century creationists such as George McCready Price, Henry Morris, John Whitcomb, and Duane Gish, with a major section on Intelligent Design and figures including Phillip Johnson, Michael Behe, and Stephen Meyer. The final part looks at courtrooms, classrooms, academic institutions, and the media, including the Scopes Trial, later legal disputes, academic freedom, and peer review. The book argues that origins questions cannot be separated from worldview, authority, philosophy, and faith.
Who wrote Thinking God’s Thoughts?
It was written by Alfred Basta, a professor, author, and musician.
What genre is Thinking God’s Thoughts?
It is a history of ideas written as Christian apologetics, which means it is organized roughly chronologically around people, movements, and public disputes rather than around scientific evidence.
Who is Thinking God’s Thoughts for?
It is for readers interested in Genesis, creation science, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Christian apologetics, and the history of the creation-evolution debate.
Is Thinking God’s Thoughts part of a series?
Yes. It is Book 23 of Creation for Adults, Encyclopaedia. You can find the series on Amazon.
Where can I buy Thinking God’s Thoughts?
Thinking God’s Thoughts is available in paperback, hardcover and Kindle editions. The paperback ISBN-13 is 979-8172539589 (372 pages, published September 7, 2026).
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About the author: Alfred Basta is a professor, author of Ward No. 8 and The Malgrave Letters, and musician as The Bastas Project.
Last updated: October 12, 2026
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