Denis Lamoureux
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Denis O. Lamoureux is a professor of science and religion at St. Joseph's College
at the University of Alberta
, Canada
. He has doctoral degrees in dentistry
, theology
, and biology
. He is the author of Evolutionary Creation and I love Jesus and I accept evolution. Along with Phillip E. Johnson
, he wrote Darwinism Defeated? The Johnson-Lamoureux Debate on Biological Origins, on the creation-evolution controversy
(Regent College, 1999). Lamoureux, an evangelical Christian, a former young-earth creationist
, now calls himself an evolutionary creationist
, and lectures and writes widely on the topic.
St. Joseph's College, Edmonton
St. Joseph's College is a Catholic, undergraduate, liberal arts college that also serves as a residence and place of worship for the Catholic community on campus...
at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He has doctoral degrees in dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
, theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, and biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
. He is the author of Evolutionary Creation and I love Jesus and I accept evolution. Along with Phillip E. Johnson
Phillip E. Johnson
Phillip E. Johnson is a retired UC Berkeley law professor and author. He became a born-again Christian while a tenured professor and is considered the father of the intelligent design movement...
, he wrote Darwinism Defeated? The Johnson-Lamoureux Debate on Biological Origins, on the creation-evolution controversy
Creation-evolution controversy
The creation–evolution controversy is a recurring cultural, political, and theological dispute about the origins of the Earth, humanity, life, and the universe....
(Regent College, 1999). Lamoureux, an evangelical Christian, a former young-earth creationist
Young Earth creationism
Young Earth creationism is the religious belief that Heavens, Earth, and all life on Earth were created by direct acts of the Abrahamic God during a relatively short period, sometime between 5,700 and 10,000 years ago...
, now calls himself an evolutionary creationist
Theistic evolution
Theistic evolution or evolutionary creation is a concept that asserts that classical religious teachings about God are compatible with the modern scientific understanding about biological evolution...
, and lectures and writes widely on the topic.