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Progressive creationism
Gap theory
Progressive creationism is an attempt to harmonize the current beliefs about long ages (old earth), stellar evolution, and the fossil record with the Bible. Do all scientists hold to this view? Absolutely not! Do theologians hold to this view? Some, but many hold to the biblical statement that God created the universe and everything in it in six literal days (Genesis 1; Exodus 20:11, 31:17).
http://www.answersingenesis.org/news/ross_gauntlet.asp
by Jonathan Sarfati, Ph.D., "Either AiG or Hugh Ross is seriously misleading the public on some testable claims"
http://www.serve.com/herrmann/ross.htm
Robert A. Herrmann, Ph.D. Mathematics (Professor U.S. Naval Academy)
http://www.ldolphin.org/Ross.shtml
Lambert Dolphin, Physicist
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/4128.asp
Dr Jonathan Sarfati , Ph.D. in Spectroscopy (Physical Chemistry)
http://www.ldolphin.org/bolton.html
Bolton Davidheiser, Ph.D., Zoology
http://www.ldolphin.org/usami.html
A Response to Dr. Hugh Ross by Masami Usami
http://members.iquest.net/~macihms/Christian/Creation/Humfresp.html
Dr. D. Russell Humphreys, Ph.D. Physics (Author of the book “Starlight and Time”)
http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-218.htm
James S. Stambaugh, M.L.S., M.Div.
The idea that a vast period of time elapsed between the first two verses of Genesis is known as the gap theory. Most variations of this theory interpret Genesis 1:1 as the first creation, which included the creation of the heavens, the earth, plants and animals, and even a race of humans preceding Adam! Perhaps billions of years then elapsed, during which time Satan and his angels fell and corrupted the inhabitants of the earth. God then judged and destroyed the earth and all its inhabitants. Thus, the earth became "formless and void" (Genesis 1:2) and remained that way for eons. The second creation, according to the gap theory, began in Genesis 1:3 with the first day of the (re)creation week—the familiar six-day creation. This series of events is also called the "ruin-reconstruction theory" or "the pre-Adamic cataclysm theory."
The Gap theory was an attempt to insert the billions of years of earth’s geological history into the Bible. Now that scientists have provided evidences that long ages are not necessary to explain earth’s history is this theory necessary? Was it ever necessary to compromise the Bible with uncertain and changing views of evolution? The Bible explicitly states that God created everything in six literal days, the Genesis Flood was worldwide, and there is no mention of a recreation. Finally, there is no scientific support from the fossil record to support such a claim.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/418.asp
What does 'replenish the earth' mean? by Charles Taylor
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/magazines/docs/v14n3_taylor.asp
Can evolution's long ages be squeezed into early Genesis? by Charles V. Taylor
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/1195.asp
The Gap Theory: An Idea with Holes? by Henry M. Morris, PhD
http://www.bible.org/docs/ot/books/gen/gapthery.htm
The Gap Theory of Genesis Chapter One, by Jack C. Sofield
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/1132.asp
From the Beginning of Creation: Does Genesis have a Gap?
Russell Grigg, First published in: Creation Ex Nihilo 19(2):35–38 March–May 1997
http://www.icr.org/pubs/btg-b/btg-014b.htm
DOES SCRIPTURE ALLOW A GAP? by John D. Morris, Ph.D.
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