Divine Lexicon

Term

micro-evolution

The view that small developments occur within a species without creating new species, a concept compatible with creationism.

Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology

Definition

The view that small developments occur within one species without creating new species. This is widely accepted in biology and is compatible with creationism.

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Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 15D.1Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 15D.1.

Last revised August 14, 2026