Genesis and evolution

Dehaan is a Christian physician (M.D.) who takes a very direct approach to a problem that has plagued us for a long time- evolution versus Creation. This book was written in the 1961, but is a timeless book whose language is not antiquated and whose examples are timely for us today. Dr. Dehaan explores the fact that if you don't believe Genesis 1:1, then you can not believe anything in the Bible. He backs up his belief in Genesis 1:1 by arguing that science has never refuted the Bible. He is a believer in the Gap Theory, which is the interpretation that God created and then destroyed the earth because of sin (Lucifer's fall) when Lucifer and his angels lived on earth prior to man's creation. This is based on Scripture where it tells us He created the Heavens and the Earth (Gen 1:1) and then the earth was devoid and without form (Gen 1:2). God would not create something useless, so something must have happened between Gen 1:1 and 1:2. This would allow for both the ideas that the earth is old, yet humans have only been here for 4000+ years. He does not discount the validity of fossils, in general, or old earth ideals, like many of today's Creationists do. The book uses many Scriptural examples and many scientific examples. It is written for the lay-person, so there is no need for one to understand the complexities of genetics or in-depth evolutionary ideas. This is a great place to start a study on resolving the "conflict" between evolution and Genesis.