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Evolution vs. Creationism An Introduction

Second Edition
Foreword by Niles Eldredge
Book Code: GR4427
ISBN: 0-313-34427-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34427-5
376 pages, n/a
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2008
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 12/30/2008)
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: 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"
  • 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.
  • 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
    LC Card Number: 2008033529
    LCC Class: QH367
    Dewey Class: 576
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