The Miracle of Evolution

Stephen Barr's article The Miracle of Evolution, in the February, 2006, issue of First Things states that "we must draw as clear a line as possible between science and philosophy - not to elevate science above philosophy but to restore science to its proper 'metaphysically modest' role."
(The descriptor is from Schonborn's article mentioned in my previous post.)

Barr argues that there are two battles about evolution.
The first has those who claim that evolution did happen against those who deny that it happened.
The second battle, according to Barr, involves the explanation of evolution and brings in philosophical issues as well as scientific ones.

Barr argues that neither the neo-Darwinian explanation of evolution (that there is a natural mechanism for producing complex structure) nor the Intelligent Design movement's "design hypothesis" can be scientifically proven at this time, because "we simply don't know all of nature's tricks."

Barr denies that "God is in competition with nature" and believes that a natural mechanism for evolution does not eliminate God, who can be seen as the architect or author of nature. He concludes "We need not pit evolution against design, if we recognize that evolution is part of God's design."

Barr provides a more comprehensive look at science and faith in his very interesting book called Modern Physics, Ancient Faith.