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In this eloquent and provocative "open letter" to evangelicals, Ronald Osborn wrestles with the problem of biblical literalism and the ongoing challenge of animal suffering within an evolutionary understanding of the world. Integrating insights from theology, philosophy, science, and biblical hermeneutics, he offers a concise argument agaisnt biblical literalism regarding Genesis 1-2. Osborn forces us to ask hard questions, not only of the Bible and church tradition, but also and especially of ourselves.