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Reasons to Believe (RTB) is an American nonprofit organization that promotes day-age forms of old Earth creationism. [1] It was founded in 1986 by Hugh Ross, a Canadian-born astrophysicist and creationist Christian apologist. [2][3] Former Vice-President of Research and Apologetics, Fazale Rana, was named President and CEO in July 2022.
Hugh Norman Ross (born July 24, 1945) is a Canadian astrophysicist, Christian apologist, and old-Earth creationist. Ross obtained his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Toronto [1] [2] [3] and his B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of British Columbia. [4] He established his own ministry in 1986, called Reasons to Believe. [5]
One modern defender is astronomer Hugh Ross, who in 1994 wrote Creation and Time defending the day-age view in great detail, [6] and who founded the day-age creationist ministry Reasons to Believe. [7] Another person who has defended the view is Rodney Whitefield. [8] [9]
Astronomer Hugh Ross's organization Reasons To Believe, a progressive creationist organization, is a critic of Answers in Genesis. [54] The BioLogos Foundation , which promotes evolutionary creationism , has stated that the views of Answers in Genesis have "force[d] many thoughtful Christians to lose their faith", while The Biologos Foundation ...
Some scientists (such as Hugh Ross [133] and Gerald Schroeder) who believe in creationism are known to subscribe to other forms, such as day-age creationism and progressive creationism, which posit an act of creation that took place millions or billions of years ago, with variations on the timing of the creation of mankind.
Progressive creationism is the religious belief that God created new forms of life gradually over a period of hundreds of millions of years. As a form of old Earth creationism, it accepts mainstream geological and cosmological estimates for the age of the Earth, some tenets of biology such as microevolution as well as archaeology to make its ...
Organizations such as Reasons To Believe, founded by Hugh Ross, promote this version of creationism. Progressive creationism can be held in conjunction with hermeneutic approaches to the Genesis creation narrative such as the day-age creationism or framework /metaphoric/poetic views.
Reason to Believe. " Reason to Believe " is a song written, composed, and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965. It has since been recorded by many artists, most notably by the Carpenters in 1970, and Rod Stewart in 1971 and 1993.