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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>The above video featuring Rev. Leonard J. Vander Zee offers a very interesting retelling of the Biblical, scientific, and theological stories woven together into a single narrative that has poetry and beauty. In an era when we have many who\u00a0seem to think that faith invalidates science or vice versa, it is nice to hear someone seeking to creatively offer a new creation narrative, one which \u2013\u00a0just like the creation accounts in Genesis \u2013 doesn\u2019t actually offer either new theology or new scientific knowledge, but seeks to combine the two as they actually exist in the author\u2019s time in a powerful and compelling manner.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of it? I don\u2019t just mean \u201cDo you agree with Vander Zee\u2019s precise outlook?\u201d but \u201cDo you think Vander Zee does a good job of bringing science and theology together, regardless whether his view is your view or not?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the video, please <a href=\"http:\/\/biologos.org\/resources\/the-big-story\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">visit the BioLogos website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The above video featuring Rev. Leonard J. Vander Zee offers a very interesting retelling of the Biblical, scientific, and theological stories woven together into a single narrative that has poetry and beauty. 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