creationism
Supernatural beginning doctrine
Creationism is the belief that the universe and living things originated from divine creation rather than natural processes like evolution.
The term usually refers to literal interpretation of religious creation accounts, particularly the Genesis narrative in Christianity.
Young-earth creationists hold that Earth is only thousands of years old; old-earth creationists accept geological timescales while rejecting evolutionary theory.
The school board debated whether creationism should be taught alongside evolution.
Purposeful cause over randomness
- ex nihiloOut of the void
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
Supreme spiritual authority
- genesisPoint of creation
- divineOf or from gods
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- scriptureSacred religious writings
faith · deity · sacred · almighty · providence · revelation · miracle · supernatural
Species changing over generations
- debateFormal argument on issues
- DarwinismNatural selection theory
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
science · biology · education · textbooks · curriculum · court cases · academic freedom · pseudoscience
Strict adherence to core tenets
- evangelicalismFervent gospel-centered Christianity
- literalismExact meaning only
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
intelligent design
Purposeful cause over randomness
- ex nihiloOut of the void
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
God
Supreme spiritual authority
scripture · faith · deity · sacred · almighty · providence · revelation · miracle · supernatural · theism
evolution
Species changing over generations
- debateFormal argument on issues
- DarwinismNatural selection theory
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
fossils · science · biology · education · textbooks · curriculum · court cases · academic freedom · pseudoscience · peer review
fundamentalism
Strict adherence to core tenets
- evangelicalismFervent gospel-centered Christianity
- literalismExact meaning only
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- biblical literalisminerrancy, infallibility, literal reading, biblical authority, young earth
- Doctrinespredestination, original sin, justification, sanctification, incarnation
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- originsbeginning, birth, source, roots, starts
- Religious Beliefsmonotheism, polytheism, pantheism, trinity, original sin
- controversiescontroversy, dispute, scandal, outcry, outrage
creationismevolutionism
Theory of species transformation
Darwinism · evolution · natural selection · evolutionary theory · neo-Darwinism
creationismmaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
naturalism · empiricism · rationalism · scientism · physicalism