Graeme Finlay trained as a cell biologist. He was involved in cancer research and taught scientific pathology in the University of Auckland. He has contributed to 100 papers and book chapters in the areas of drug development and cancer cell line behaviour, finally advising a group researching long non-coding RNA. Now retired, he has sought to express an understanding of biological compatibilities with Christian faith. He is a Lay preacher. He has written:
- Human Evolution: Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013)
- The Gospel According to Dawkins (London: Austin-Macauley, 2017)
- Evolution and Eschatology: Genetic Science and the Goodness of God (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2021)
- God’s Gift of Science: Theological Presuppositions Underlying Exploration of the Natural World (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2022)
