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Ritland, Richard M., 1925-

A search for meaning in nature; a new look at creation and evolution [by] Richard M. Ritland. - Mountain View, Calif., Pacific Press Pub. Association [1970] - 320 p. illus., map, ports. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographies.

Contents: The pendulum swings --
The problem of knowing --
The origin of life --
ancient views --
What is life? --
Is divine creation of life necessary? --
Recent ideas on origin --
The crust of the earth --
designed for life? --
Boundless energy --
The record of past life --
Change or fixity --
Have animals and plants become more complex through the ages? --
Missing links in the chain of life --
Bias in the fossil record --
Catastrophes and the Uniformitarian hypothesis --
The recent past: giants --
fact and fancy --
Frozen mammoths --
Problems in determining the origin of man --
The "missing links" between man and ape --
Charles Darwin and the distribution of life --
The living world --
A Christian view of nature in a changing world.

LCCN: 71115432

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religion and science.

LC Class. No.: BL 240.2 / .R55 1970

Dewey Class. No.: 215