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The Biblical Flood as a Geological Agent: A Review of Theories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2017

Davis A. Young
Davis A. Young*
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Department of Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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Abstract

Mainstream scientists, including Woodward, Buckland, Prestwich, Suess, and Ryan and Pitman, have proposed a variety of theories to explain the biblical deluge. The extent of the flood in these theories has decreased as empirical knowledge of global geology has increased. In contrast, contemporary flood geology attempts to explain most of the geologic record in terms of a single, year-long, global catastrophe. Flood geology exists in the context of an alternate scientific universe with its own institutions, organizations, journals, and meetings. The views of Leonard Brand, Steven Austin, and Walt Brown, representative of flood geology, are discussed.

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Creationism and Flood Geology
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The Paleontological Society Papers , Volume 5: The Evolution-Creation Controversy II: Perspectives on Science, Religion, and Geological Education , October 1999 , pp. 119 - 134
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Copyright © 1999 by The Paleontological Society 

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