# Gavin Ortlund: Which Hills to Die On?

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**Created:** [May 12, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gavin-ortlund-which-hills-to-die-on/10691 "2020-05-12T09:00:23Z")\
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> **[Gavin Ortlund: Which Hills to Die On?](https://peacefulscience.org/ortlund-hills/)**
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> Gavin Ortlund's new book, Finding the Right Hills to Die On, advocates for prioritizing which theological concerns are most important when engaging science.

Gavin Ortlund’s new book, Finding the Right Hills to Die On, advocates for prioritizing which theological concerns are most important when engaging science.

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gavin-ortlund-which-hills-to-die-on/10691/2 "2020-05-12T14:26:00Z")

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Excellent perspective! The hermeneutical approach to Genesis 1 should certainly not be a first-order concern.

The article has a typo that reverses the intended meaning of a sentence. Here’s the sentence:

> Many prominent critics of theological liberalism, such as J. Gresham Machen, and defenders of an orthodox view of Scripture, such as B.B. Warfield, affirmed an older earth and an older universe, and had trouble reconciling this with Genesis 1.

I will remove the appositives so as to focus on the grammar:

> Many prominent critics of theological liberalism … affirmed an older earth and an older universe, and had trouble reconciling this with Genesis 1.

The word “no” got left out. It should be:

> Many prominent critics of theological liberalism … affirmed an older earth and an older universe, and had _ **no** _ trouble reconciling this with Genesis 1.

Grace and peace,  
Chris