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The Galápagos Islands
Six hundred miles west of Ecuador, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, lie the "enchanted islands" of Galápagos. Home to unique animals and plants, the Galápagos Islands were a source of inspiration for Darwin as he developed his theory of evolution by natural selection. Today, the islands are the subject of ongoing creationist research at CORE. In 2005, Dr. Wood published a monograph on the islands as the first volume in the CORE Issues in Creation series. Dr. Sanders has visited the Galápagos and the Robinson Crusoe Islands further to the south, to study the native flowers. Our research is showing that the Galápagos can be easily accommodated in young-age creationism and need not be the "poster child" of evolution.
Fossil Whales
Baraminology is a scientific method to discover the original created kinds. Developed largely at CORE (and with CORE colleagues), baraminology studies often yield surprises when applied to favorite examples of evolution. Dr. Wood has been working for six years applying baraminology to whales. Whales are said to have evolved from land animals via archaeocetes - the putative "missing links." This work is quickly becoming the most detailed baraminology study of a single group of animals, and a consistent picture is beginning to emerge. While it's true that archaeocetes are similar to whales, Dr. Wood believes that they are not related to modern whales at all. Instead, they seem to be a separate creation. Dr. Wood will publish this work in the near future.
History of Creationism
Creationism isn't some modern, extremist anomaly. It was the dominant view of western culture and the church for nearly two millennia. From ancient commentaries on Genesis to medieval books on Noah's Ark to Renaissance monographs on Flood geology, we are seeking to recover the history of that intellectual domination. A major component of that work is the development of our definitive creationist library, which currently stands at nearly 2000 books. We've also begun work on translating interesting creationist works from Latin into English, beginning with Johannes Buteo's 1554 Noah's Ark apologetic, which was published in February of 2008. CORE Issues in Creation series.
