{"product_id":"intelligently-designed-9780252079528","title":"Intelligently Designed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlights the importance of historical myth in popular culture, religion, and politics and situates this nearly century-old debate in American cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title, 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A political and cultural history of creationism from the Scopes trial in 1925 to the Creation Museum of today, Intelligently Designed is a smart and important book that will be read widely by those interested in politics, religion, education, and media.--John P. Ferré, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGood News: Social Ethics and the Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Caudill shows just how, with a grassroots focus on getting intelligent design taught in public schools and with media savvy, the creationists have successfully turned their pseudo-scientific beliefs into an influential political movement.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Edward Caudill's \u003ci\u003eIntelligently Designed: How Creationists Built the Campaign against Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e tackles the central paradox of the now venerable conflict between science and conservative Protestantism in the United States. . . . Caudill partly attributes the political and cultural success of creationism to its media savvy and tenacity.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Meticulously documents the key transitions\/actions that allowed anti-evolutionism to move from fundamentalist backwaters to mainstream media attention. . . . Caudill provides a well-documented history, from Scopes to Dover. . . . This is an excellent primer for anyone new to the discussion and also an excellent historical analysis for scholars in the area. Highly recommended.”--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book ably explains how such a scientifically implausible movement as anti-evolutionism gained traction in such a technologically and scientifically advanced society.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An engagingly written overview of nearly a century of contestation.\"--\u003ci\u003eReports of the National Center for Science Education\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400495767895,"sku":"9780252079528","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252079528.jpg?v=1730470821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intelligently-designed-9780252079528","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}