Wells, Jonathan
Jonathan Wells graduated from Unification Theological Seminary in 1978, received a Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University in 1985, and received a second Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1994. He is the author of Charles Hodge’s Critique of Darwinism (Edwin Mellen Press, 1988), Icons of Evolution (Regnery, 2000), The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design (Regnery, 2006), Evolution and Unification Thought (Unification Thought Institute, 2008), and the co-author (with William A. Dembski) of The Design of Life (Foundation for Thought and Ethics, 2008).
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Comment by Jonathan Wells
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 15, 2014 – Pages 153-155 View: David Burton’s article Evolution and Unification Thought: an Alternative Approach and Burton’s response to this comment. David Burton’s article, “Evolution and Unification Thought: an Alternative Approach,” references me by name, so the editors have kindly offered me an opportunity to respond. In his article,…
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Evolution and Unification Thought: an Alternative Approach
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 15, 2014 – Pages 131-152 View: The Comment by Jonathan Wells to this article and Burton’s response to the comment. When dealing with issues of science and religion, evolution is perhaps the most well known point of contention between them. The two camps, “Creationist” and “Evolutionist,” are entrenched. Most Unificationists…
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Evolution and Unification Thought
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 12, 2011 – Pages 115-142 Parts of this article are excerpted from Jonathan Wells’ 2008 book Evolution and Unification Thought. Evolution has many meanings, and it is important to distinguish them from each other. For example: Evolution can mean simply change over time. The present is different from the past.…
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Theological Witch-Hunt: The NCC Critique of the Unification Church
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 1, 1997 – Pages 23-42 On June 21, 1977, the Commission on Faith and Order of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (the NCC) released to the press and other interested persons a “Critique of the Theology of the Unification Church as Set Forth in Divine…