@article{Chaberek_2018, title={Czy chrześcijanin musi być kreacjonistą młodej Ziemi?}, volume={88}, url={https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/ct/article/view/3027}, DOI={10.21697/ct.2018.88.2.03}, abstractNote={This paper answers the question of whether or not a Christian has to be a<br />Young Earth creationist. The article opens with the typology of the current<br />positions in the creation-evolution debate. Basing itself on this typology,<br />it presents Young Earth creationism as one of four positions, the only one<br />that denies the concept of “deep time”. Next, the paper presents the genesis<br />of Young Earth creationism in Western thought. In the third part there is a<br />brief response to the argument of the proponents of a Young Earth that early<br />Christianity supported the young age of the universe. In the following part<br />it is explained that Young Earth creationism confuses the scientific with<br />the theological statements. At the end, a document of the Catholic Church<br />is presented which explains that Catholics can understand the “day” in the<br />creation account as either a natural day or any other period of time. This<br />makes room for other positions within Catholic orthodoxy apart from that<br />of a Young Earth.}, number={2}, journal={Collectanea Theologica}, author={Chaberek, Michał}, year={2018}, month={lis.}, pages={65–80} }