Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy
1st Edition
Published on 25. November 2009
480 pages
978-0-313-36288-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
66 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-0-313-36288-0 (9780313362880)
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Randy Moore | Mark Decker | Sehoya H. Cotner
Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy
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11/2009
Greenwood Press
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Abbreviations
- The Chronology
- Appendix A Estimates of Earth's Age
- Appendix B The Geological Timescale
- Appendix C Major Species of Known Hominins
- Appendix D Major Legal Decisions Involving the Teaching of Evolution and Creationism
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors
