in the
BEGINNING
GOD
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the heavens
AND THE EARTH
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The Fool and the Heretic – Dr. Wood’s Latest Book
Dr. Wood’s newest book, The Fool and the Heretic will be released from Zondervan next week. The book is co-authored with Darrel Falk, former president of BioLogos and a proponent[…]
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Roger W. Sanders Memorial Scholarship Fund
Core Academy co-founder Dr. Roger W. Sanders passed away on November 5, 2018 at the age of 68. Dr. Sanders contributed an enormous amount of work to Core Academy’s earliest[…]
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Tickets for Spring Retreats Now Available
Tickets for the 2019 spring retreats are now available! Our popular creation retreats are excellent opportunities for students, professors, and scholars to fellowship together as we tackle some of the[…]
Read moreThe Hardest Problems in Creation
Core Academy of Science encourages young Christian scholars to explore the hardest problems in creation. Engineers sometimes classify problems as easy, hard, and impossible. Easy problems are trivial because they can be solved merely by applying known principles. Impossible problems cannot be solved no matter how hard we try. Hard problems are the problems in between that require the most work but yield the greatest rewards. Sometimes hard problems are accumulations of many easy problems, and sometimes they turn out to be impossible. When a hard problem is solved, though, it is widely celebrated.
For Christians and especially young-age creationists, understanding creation has many “hard problems.” Evidences of the great age of the universe and earth can be difficult to explain. Likewise with evidences of evolution. Creationists reject the conventional explanations that involve millions of years and humans evolving from animals, but alternative explanations that satisfy our scientific curiosity and our desire to remain true to the revealed Word of God are much rarer and not widely accepted. It is much easier to focus on the detection of error rather than the more difficult discovery of truth….
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Creation Retreats
Challenge your mind and refresh your spirit at one of our creation retreats. Spend the weekend with friendly people, curious scholars, and passionate teachers. Learn what it’s like to explore the hardest questions in creation.

Big Bear Creation Retreat
October 5-7, 2018 Rejuvenate your mind on the shores of Big Bear Lake in California. Tickets available in August.
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Smoky Mountain Creation Retreat
April 26-28, 2019 Spend time with colleagues tackling the hardest questions while relaxing in the Smoky mountains.
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Shenandoah Valley Retreat
March 22-24, 2019 Join us in tackling the problems while surrounded by one of the most beautiful areas in the East.
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Together, the Core Academy team has forty years of experience in creation research, twenty years in education, and nearly sixty scientific research publications. We have the expertise and know-how to guide you to an exciting career as a research scholar.

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