That is exactly correct.
Though this is from a long time ago, from the 1960’s that this change happened (The Neutral Theory of Evolution). It is just getting validated in spades right now and becoming centrally relevant because of the genome revolution.
Moroever, evolutionary science is silent on God’s action. It does not tell us if God intervened or not. It can’t answer questions like that.
In fairness, they do mention drift, but much of their debate is theological. We need a neutral scientific voice. We need another option.