Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction / Edition 2

by Eugenie C. Scott

Overview

The evolution versus creationism conflict is here to stay. Even after their devastating defeat in the Kitzmiller v. Dover decision, advocates of intelligent design and other forms of creationism continue to revise their strategies for undermining the teaching of evolution-and thus of science in general-in American schools. In this revision of Evolution vs. Creationism, Eugenie Scott, one of the leading proponents of teaching evolution in the schools, describes these ever-changing efforts to undermine science education and shows what students, parents, and teachers should be aware of to help ensure that American science education prepares our students to compete in the 21st century.

This second edition of Evolution vs. Creationism will help readers better understand the issues involved in these debates. It expands and updates the original work with an insider's look at the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, a new selection of primary source documents on the Creationism/Evolution controversy in the media, and an up-to-date analysis of the most recent creationist challenges across the country.

The revision also expands and updates the collection of primary source documents that address cosmology, law, education, popular culture, and religious issues from all sides of the debate, as well as the resources for further information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313344275
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2008
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Eugenie C. Scott is Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, the leading advocacy group for the teaching of evolution in the United States. She has written extensively on the evolution-creationism controversy in scholarly and popular venues, and she has won numerous awards for her work from scholarly organizations, including the Public Service Award from the National Science Board. She is a recent past-president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD: The Unmetabolized Darwin
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION: The Pillars of Creationism
PART I: Science, Evolution, Religion, and Creationism
CHAPTER 1. Science: Truth Without Certainty
CHAPTER 2. Evolution
CHAPTER 3. Beliefs: Religion, Creationism, and Naturalism
PART II: A History of the Creationism/Evolution Controversy
CHAPTER 4. Before Darwin to the Twentieth Century
CHAPTER 5. Eliminating Evolution, Inventing Creation Science
CHAPTER 6. Neocreationism
CHAPTER 7. Testing Intelligent Design and Evidence Against Evolution in the Courts
PART III: Selections from the Literature
CHAPTER 8. Cosmology, Astronomy, Geology
CHAPTER 9. Patterns and Processes of Biological Evolution
CHAPTER 10. Legal Issues
CHAPTER 11. Educational Issues
CHAPTER 12. Religious Issues
CHAPTER 13. The Nature of Science
CHAPTER 14. Creationism and Evolution in the Media
REFERENCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION
NAME INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX

What People are Saying About This

Niles Eldredge-The American Museum of Natural History-From the Foreword

Perhaps someday schools in the US will catch up to those in other developed countries and treat evolution as a normal scientific subject. Before that happens, though, people need to understand evolution, and also understand the creationism and evolution controversy. Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction is a step towards this goal, and readers will indeed learn a great deal about the scientific, religious, educational, political and legal aspects of this controversy.

Niles Eldredge: The American Museum of Natural History: From the Foreword

Perhaps someday schools in the US will catch up to those in other developed countries and treat evolution as a normal scientific subject. Before that happens, though, people need to understand evolution, and also understand the creationism and evolution controversy. ^IEvolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction^R is a step towards this goal, and readers will indeed learn a great deal about the scientific, religious, educational, political and legal aspects of this controversy.

Editorial Reviews

…no book does a better job than Evolution vs. Creationism of covering with the entire evolution-creationism controversy…Evolution is one of the greatest ideas of modern times. If you want to defend evolution, read Evolution vs. Cretionism.” —Springer

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