![]() In this sense, modern creationism evolved in response to geological discoveries. Dismissing the findings of geologists, they rejected reason in the name of faith. But the forerunners of modern creationists chose to defend their preferred literal reading of scripture no matter what the rocks revealed. Even the original fundamentalists accepted geologic evidence that contradicted the view of a six-day creation followed by Noah’s Flood as all there was to earth history (Numbers, 1993). By the end of the nineteenth century, conservative Christians generally accepted that there was no geological support for reading Noah’s Flood as a globe-wrecking deluge and that natural revelations established by science should guide biblical interpretation. The story of historical views on Noah’s Flood shows how there is far more to the story of the relationship between science and religion than the simple portrayal of a long-running feud (Gillespie, 1951 Glacken, 1967 Davies, 1969 Rudwick, 2005 Montgomery, 2012). Manuscript received accepted 21 August 2012 ![]() In so doing, they abandoned faith in reason and cast off a long-standing theological tradition that rocks don’t lie. But some Christians-those we now call creationists-rejected this perspective and chose to see geology as a threat to their faith. When geologists unequivocally dismissed the idea of a global flood and recognized Earth’s antiquity, many conservative theologians acknowledged that there was more to the past than literally spelled out in Genesis, the opening chapter of the Bible. ![]() The now common cultural narrative of perpetual conflict between science and religion simplifies the arguments and struggles of the past and overlooks cross-pollination between those who embraced faith and reason as the keys to understanding earth history. ![]() For centuries, natural philosophers, their scientific successors, and theologians alike sought to explain the physical and natural world. ![]()
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