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Davis Young Papers, 1960-2012 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Davis Young Papers, 1960-2012

Predominant Dates:1970-2000

ID: COLL/599

Primary Creator: Davis Young

Extent: 3.75 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level discription

Date Acquired: 05/01/2022

Subjects: Class lecture notes, Science - Study and teaching, Theology

Languages: English

Abstract

Dr. Davis Young is a professor emeritus of Calvin University who taught Geology, Geography, and Environment from 1978-2004. This collection contains correspondence, papers, reviews, lectures, and manuscripts relating to Dr. Young’s career and area of academic expertise.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains correspondence, papers, reviews, lectures, and manuscripts relating to Dr. Young’s career and area of academic expertise. It is notable in that it contains a fairly comprehensive view on Young’s thoughts and research on geology and its impact on the Christian faith including his views on evolution versus creation.

Collection Historical Note

Dr. Davis Young is a professor emeritus of Calvin University who taught Geology, Geography, and Environment from 1978-2004. He is the son of Lillian and Dr. Edward J. Young, who was a professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia from 1936 until his death in 1968.

Before teaching at Calvin, Dr. Davis Young earned his B.S.E. at Princeton University (1962), his M.S. at Pennsylvania State University (1965), and Ph.D. at Brown University (1969). He taught at New York University from 1968-1973 and at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington from 1973-1978.

Dr. Young has written and co-authored several books and publications about geology and its relationship to Christian faith.

Subject/Index Terms

Class lecture notes
Science - Study and teaching
Theology

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 7 boxes

Acquisition Source: Davis Young

Acquisition Method: Donation


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Folder 1: Reviews: The Bible, Rocks and Time by Young and Stearley --- 2008
Folder 2: Reviews: The Biblical Flood by Davis Young --- 1995
Folder 3: Reviews: N.L. Bowen and Crystallization-Differentiation: The Evolution of a Theory by Davis Young
Folder 4: Reviews: John Calvin and the Natural World by Davis Young --- 2007
Folder 5: Reviews: Christianity and the Age of the Earth by Davis Young --- 1982
Folder 6: Reviews: Creation and Flood by Davis Young --- 1977
Folder 7: Reviews: Portraits of Creation by Young, Van Til, Snow, and Stek --- 1990
Folder 8: Reviews: Mind Over Magma by Davis Young --- 2003
Folder 9: Reviews: Science Held Hostage by Young, Van Til, and Menninga --- 1988
Folder 10: Book Reviews
Folder 11: Kornerupine Analyses: Presmatine -Mase Mt, NJ
Folder 12: Microprobe Analysis

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