Creation or Evolution: Correspondence on the Current Controversy

With the publication of these letters, readers gain rare access to the hearts and minds of two men searching earnestly for truth.

Over a five-year period, Edward O. Dodson and George F. Howe, two biologists who had never met, exchanged almost fifty personal letters.

Both writers are dedicated men of science, but they differ sharply in the faith that underlies their work.

Says Edward Dodson, a practicing Roman Catholic: "I believe that the entire phenomenal universe is God's handiwork. I believe, however, that He ordinarily works through natural processes, including evolution."

Says George Howe, a "born-again" Baptist: "I believe the Creator did use miracles. creating the universe, the world, plants, animals, and man in six real days."

At the end, they share an undiminished-perhaps strengthened-acceptance of the right of each to hold to his own position with integrity. Dodson writes to Howe: "I am sure that you are right that there will be no 'I told you so' attitude in Heaven. We will all rejoice in the understanding of the whole truth."