Summation Chart – Young vs. Old Earth
| Young-Earth | Old-Earth |
| Thousands of years | Millions even billions of years |
| A literal reading of Genesis 1-2 | An at least partially symbolic reading of Genesis 1-2 |
| A largely unified position | Unified in old planetary/universe age and in symbolic reading. Varied on just about everything else. |
| The creation story is historical narrative. | The creation story is allegory, metaphorical, etc. At most, it is only partly narrative. |
| The fall of man brought death into the world (though there are those who do allow some form of death before the fall). | Death was part of the creation from very early and definitely before man’s fall. |
| Accepts science but rejects anything that appears to clash with the literal interpretation | Accepts much of what has been found by modern science as fact |
Young and Old-Earth creationists hold mankind to be a special creation of God.
I hope this mini-series has serviced to help shed light on the subject of creationism. If any of this has peaked your interest, I recommend you use the material here as a starting point. To follow, you will find additional information that will help you in such an endeavor.
For further reading:
If you have yet to read the previous Creationism articles, use the following links to take you to each.
Monergist Gratia 