Dr. Gordon Wilson on Christian Nature Documentaries and Creation

Join Dr. James Tour for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Gordon Wilson, a biologist and the creator of the nature documentary series The Riot and the Dance. In this episode, they talk about the beauty of God’s creation, the problems with evolutionary storytelling in many nature documentaries, and the biblical call to care for the world around us. You’ll also see clips from the series and hear Dr. Wilson’s thoughts on elephants, animal spirits, environmentalism, and the dominion mandate. The Riot and the Dance is streaming on Angel Studios and Canon Plus. Learn more at riotandthedance.com. --- If you’d like to support our work and help us create more content across all platforms, we’d be grateful for any contribution. 🙏 Learn how to give at jesusandscience.org/donate. God bless you! Donate: 💝 jesusandscience.org/donate Research Page: 🔬 jmtour.com Facebook: 📘 facebook.com/drjamestour Instagram: 📸 instagram.com/drjamestour X/Twitter: 🐦 x.com/drjamestour TikTok: 🎶 tiktok.com/@drjamestour YouTube: ▶️ ⁨@DrJamesTour⁩ Discord: 💬 https://discord.gg/zUgBMKjk2p 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 03:00 How the Documentary Was Born 07:00 Response from Secular Colleagues 11:00 Showcasing the Documentary 17:00 Deeper Discussion on Creation 23:00 The Elephant Story and Animal Spirits 30:00 Dominion Mandate and Environmentalism 38:00 Riot and Dance: Beauty and Fall 45:00 Future of Christian Nature Documentaries 51:00 Closing Remarks and Call to Action