Van Till was brought up as a
Calvinist, and known for such beliefs for much of his life. He has been active in writing and speaking on the interaction of science and Christian belief, for example as a member of the editorial boards of
Science and Christian Belief and
Theology and Science, and working with the
Templeton Foundation. He now attends a more liberal church. In 1988 Van Till co-wrote ''Science Held Hostage: What's wrong with creation science and evolution'' with
Davis A. Young and
Clarence Menninga. He was publicly accused of
heresy after the issue of
The Fourth Day, An article of his in 1996, claiming that theistic evolution was compatible with the teaching of renowned church fathers
Augustine and
Basil, drew rebuttals from
Jonathan Wells and John Mark Reynolds, to which Van Till responded in turn.
Ronald L. Numbers in 1998 stated that Van Till is a devout Christian who sees little or no evidence of God in nature and whose view is a good example of "
theistic evolution". However, Numbers records that Van Till prefers the term "creationomic perspective" over "theistic evolution". he now describes his theological and philosophical view as "a comprehensive but non-reductive naturalism". Van Till died on July 31, 2024, at the age of 85. ==References==