"Progressive creation" or the "day-age interpretation" of [[creation]] is an interpretation of creation which, like [[Gap theory]] allows [[Christian]]ity to be in step with scientific discoveries about the age of the earth.
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'''Progressive creationism''' or the '''day-age interpretation''' is an interpretation of the [[biblical creation account]] which, like the [[Gap theory]], attempts to harmonise the [[Bible]] with [[uniformitarianism (science)|uniformitarian]] ideas about the age of the earth, while at the same time rejecting [[Theory of evolution|evolution]].
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It suggests that creation took place over a much longer period of time than the literal six days and, depending on the version, does not necessarily need the "days" to be in order.
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It suggests that creation took place over a much longer period of time than the literal six days related in [[Genesis]] and [[Exodus]], and, depending on the version, does not necessarily have the "days" in order.