The BioLogos Foundation
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| Formation | 2007 |
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| Legal status | Non-profit |
| Purpose | "BioLogos invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith as we present an evolutionary understanding of God's creation."[1] |
| Headquarters | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
President | Deborah Haarsma |
| Website | www.biologos.org |
The BioLogos Foundation is a Christian advocacy group established by Francis Collins in 2007.
Francis Collins served as its president until he resigned on August 16, 2009 to become the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health. The presidency was then assumed by Darrel Falk, succeeded in January 2013 by Deborah Haarsma .
Response
The BioLogos Foundation has drawn criticism from both creationists and atheists. In response to a Time Magazine article about the foundation,[2] Jerry Coyne, a professor of biology at the University of Chicago and secularist, calls the foundation the "latest endeavor to forcibly marry science and faith" and "embarrassing in its single-minded fervor to prove that conservative Christianity and evolution are really good buddies."[3]
BioLogos has also received praise and positive responses. Supporters of The BioLogos Foundation include Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker, who claims the Foundation's goal of "helping fundamentalists evolve can only be good for civilization."[4]
Notes and references
- ^ BioLogos website background page
- ^ Time Magazine piece
- ^ Coyne, Jerry (April 29, 2009). "Shoot me now: Francis Collins's new supernaturalist website". 'Why Evolution is True'. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ Parker, Kathleen (May 10, 2009). "An Evolution for Evangelicals". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-04-18.