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An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy.

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FOREWORD:The Unmetabolized Darwin by Niles Eldredge
FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION by Judge John E. Jones III
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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. Issues Concerning Religion
CHAPTER 13. The Nature of Science
CHAPTER 14. Evolution and Creationism in the Media and Public Opinion

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Evolution Vs. Creationism An Introduction

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 03/08/2009
      ISBN13: 9780520261877, 978-0520261877
      ISBN10: 0520261879
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy.

      Table of Contents
      FOREWORD:The Unmetabolized Darwin by Niles Eldredge
      FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION by Judge John E. Jones III
      PREFACE
      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      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. Issues Concerning Religion
      CHAPTER 13. The Nature of Science
      CHAPTER 14. Evolution and Creationism in the Media and Public Opinion

      REFERENCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION
      NAME INDEX
      SUBJECT INDEX

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