So here's the deal: I am looking for a quality book to give me an overview of where the discussion is at. I need this to catch up with the issue (that I have shelved for a while) and help someone else deal with these questions. This much for the general need.
Now for the particulars. What I DONT want is something of the Answers in Genesis books type that basically say that there are no challenging questions to face and that everything is a hoax, dinosaurs skeletons are patchworks made of cows bones, all dating methods are totally unreliable, etc. In sum, while I am aware of the militantism and pseudo-science that can characterize some evolutionists, I don't want the same from a creationist standpoint.
Next, I don't want stuff like Lee Strobel's the Case for a Creator. It's nice and interesting but non-scientists cannot evaluate whether what is said is as reliable and not fallacious as they make it to be and it cannot be accepted only because it is said by someone who says it in defense of the faith. In any case, it is of limited use because some of this stuff is always being debated ad nauseum even by fellow scientists and ultimately does not prove anything one way or the other. In other words, I am not interested in elaborate "scientific" arguments such as the cosmological constant.
Third, I don't want pragmatic, uncritical exegesis of the kind: I went to the dinosaur museum and was convinced, the earth must be older. Therefore days in Genesis must really be eons, argued through far-fetched exegesis (backed by academic credentials) and resting on broadstrokes arguments, insufficiently justified arguments. (I don't want Job's friends who feel they have to twist the truth to defend God and mount up elaborate arguments to do so).
WHAT I DO WANT is intelligent, careful exegesis of the pertinent biblical material that is made to relate to the questions raised by evolutionists and willing to admit, when applicable, what we don't know or can't settle. I want something informed, informative, sensible and solid exegetically.
So, does this book exist and is available in Logos? If so, I'd appreciate a pointer. Thanks in advance!
NB: please no debate, correction, or unsollicited advice. I just want to know if there is a resource that fits the bill of what I am describing.
