The belief, arising from a literal interpretation of the biblical account of creation, that the universe and living organisms were divinely created relatively recently and within a comparatively short period of time.
polls show support for young earth creationism is on the rise
See also creationism, old-earth creationism
Example sentencesExamples
- Bowler links the rise of intelligent design and young-Earth creationism with the rise of fundamentalism worldwide.
- The membership ranges from young-earth creationism to theistic evolution.
- Only in the latter half of the 20th century has young-Earth creationism been revived and grown after being virtually extinct since about 1850.
- What was essentially Intelligent Design theory has been expounded by advocates of young-Earth creationism for many years.
- He argues that young-earth creationism has become a divisive force that is harming the work of the church.
- The surveys Moore cites are even older, and almost undoubtedly "creationism" means "young-earth creationism."
- Unlike young-earth creationism, intelligent design maintains a not inconsiderable base within academia.
- Lesson plans up for approval at a recent Ohio Board of Education meeting included "intelligent design," as well as young-Earth creationism.
- Young-earth creationism really arose after the King James translation of the Bible and a sequence of clashes between the theological and scientific communities that followed.