{"product_id":"death-before-the-fall-ronald-e-osborn-9780830840465","title":"Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid animals have predatory natures before the fall? Did God punish innocent animals with a curse because of human sin? Is it possible for theistic evolution to be compatible with the Bible, even though animal death before the fall would contradict the teaching that death began after the first sin?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this eloquent and provocative \"open letter\" to evangelicals, Ronald Osborn wrestles with these pointed questions and with the problem of biblical literalism and animal suffering within an evolutionary understanding of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidering the topic of animal suffering and predation as a theodicy dilemma, Osborn offers an open-minded exploration of the subject, specifically coming against the fundamentalist and literalist view of the book of Genesis and the creation account. He challenges one-dimensional reading of Scripture and shines a sobering light on the evangelical dogma responsible for advancing viewpoints long ago dismantled by science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways acknowledging the traditionalist viewpoint, Osborn demonstrates with a wealth of exegetical and theological insight how orthodox Christianity can embrace evolutionary concepts without contradiction. Osborn forces us to ask hard questions, not only of the Bible and church tradition, but also and especially of ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald E. Osborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 083084046X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830840465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2014 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2015 pg. 32","brand":"Ronald E. Osborn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072833515775,"sku":"9780830840465","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3b10ae6-72c8-43b1-94c6-713cda4c40c7.jpg?v=1685444199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-before-the-fall-ronald-e-osborn-9780830840465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}