1. Which scientific theories does Gray identify as having "disquieted pious souls" in years past?

2. What is Gray's view of concordism? Does he accept it or reject it? Support your answer with brief quotations from this selection.

3. What is Gray's view of evolution vis-a-vis special creation? Why does he prefer one over the other?

4. In Gray's opinion, what is the most serious challenge that Darwinism presents to Christian theism? How does he respond to this challenge? Overall, what is Gray's attitude toward natural theology (the effort to prove God's existence from aspects of nature)?

5. Summarize Gray's view of the origin, authority, and purpose of the Bible. What common premise can you find in his argument and that of Galileo in his Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina?

6. What doctrine(s) does Gray take to be most central to Christianity? What else does he take for the "essential contents" of our faith? In his view, how are these essentials affected by evolution?

7. What (if anything) about Gray's position do you like? What (if anything) leaves you unsatisfied?