Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy
A unique chronology with entries describing the key events in the 3,000-year conflict between religion and science over the explanation and definition of life on Earth.

Exhaustively researched and authoritative, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy does what no other work does: it examines the conflict between the religious and scientific views of life on Earth in its full 3,000-year historical context, showing readers how this roiling debate has played out over the centuries.



With hundreds of entries, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy describes specific cultural, religious, and scientific events relevant to the evolution-creationism controversy from the first notions of creationism in ancient Egypt to the present. Within this historical approach, it identifies a number of recurring themes that have shaped the debate through the ages, including famous court cases, the recurrence of the "intelligent design" argument, disagreements over the age of the Earth, and the impact of technological advances on both the scientific and faith-based viewpoints. While approaching the subject globally throughout, the book's second half focuses on tensions between science and religious thought in the United States since the early 1900s.

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Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy
A unique chronology with entries describing the key events in the 3,000-year conflict between religion and science over the explanation and definition of life on Earth.

Exhaustively researched and authoritative, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy does what no other work does: it examines the conflict between the religious and scientific views of life on Earth in its full 3,000-year historical context, showing readers how this roiling debate has played out over the centuries.



With hundreds of entries, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy describes specific cultural, religious, and scientific events relevant to the evolution-creationism controversy from the first notions of creationism in ancient Egypt to the present. Within this historical approach, it identifies a number of recurring themes that have shaped the debate through the ages, including famous court cases, the recurrence of the "intelligent design" argument, disagreements over the age of the Earth, and the impact of technological advances on both the scientific and faith-based viewpoints. While approaching the subject globally throughout, the book's second half focuses on tensions between science and religious thought in the United States since the early 1900s.

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A unique chronology with entries describing the key events in the 3,000-year conflict between religion and science over the explanation and definition of life on Earth.

Exhaustively researched and authoritative, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy does what no other work does: it examines the conflict between the religious and scientific views of life on Earth in its full 3,000-year historical context, showing readers how this roiling debate has played out over the centuries.



With hundreds of entries, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy describes specific cultural, religious, and scientific events relevant to the evolution-creationism controversy from the first notions of creationism in ancient Egypt to the present. Within this historical approach, it identifies a number of recurring themes that have shaped the debate through the ages, including famous court cases, the recurrence of the "intelligent design" argument, disagreements over the age of the Earth, and the impact of technological advances on both the scientific and faith-based viewpoints. While approaching the subject globally throughout, the book's second half focuses on tensions between science and religious thought in the United States since the early 1900s.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313362873
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 11/25/2009
Pages: 454
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Randy Moore, PhD, is H.T. Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Biology at the University of Minnesota.

Mark Decker, PhD, is codirector of the biology program at the University of Minnesota.

Sehoya Cotner, PhD, is an award-winning teaching associate professor in the biology program and the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Abbreviations xix

The Chronology 1

Appendix A Estimates of Earth's Age 367

Appendix B The Geological Timescale 369

Appendix C Major Species of Known Hominins 375

Appendix D Major Legal Decisions Involving the Teaching of Evolution and Creationism 377

Glossary 383

Bibliography 399

Index 413

What People are Saying About This

Glenn Branch

"Moore, Decker, and Cotner's detailed chronicle of the struggle over evolution tells a fascinating tale. Their book is a salutary reminder that, when it comes to the evolution–creationism controversy, the old saying is true: 'There is nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of old things we don't know.'"

Glenn Branch, deputy director, National Center for Science Education

Glenn Branch

"Moore, Decker, and Cotner’s detailed chronicle of the struggle over evolution tells a fascinating tale. Their book is a salutary reminder that, when it comes to the evolution–creationism controversy, the old saying is true: 'There is nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of old things we don’t know.'"

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