Creation and the Germ Theory: How a Biblical Worldview Encouraged the Concept that Germs Make Us Sick

Author(s)

Alan L. Gillen, Liberty UniversityFollow
Douglas Oliver

Publication Date

7-29-2009

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The news media writes frequently that germs cause disease. Infectious diseases such as swine flu, Salmonella, Escherichia coli, MRSA, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, and AIDS have captured the national headlines in recent months. With each passing year, these headlines reveal that some new disease outbreak or plague threatens thousands of lives. For example, in 2009 the news flash “Swine Flu Threatens the Globe” was broadcast across the nation, alarming many people. The emergence of a new strain of flu (H1N1) was said to place millions at risk.

Recommended Citation

Gillen, Alan L. and Oliver, Douglas, "Creation and the Germ Theory: How a Biblical Worldview Encouraged the Concept that Germs Make Us Sick" (2009). Faculty Publications and Presentations. 141.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/bio_chem_fac_pubs/141