Intelligent Design And Fundamentalist Opposition to Evolution

by Gunn, Angus M.

• ISBN13: 9780786427437
• ISBN10: 0786427434
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-20
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub

Summary

The rise of political Christian fundamentalism has brought with it a well-organized attack on evolution. Proponents of Intelligent Design (ID) have, with successes and failures, pushed the debate over evolution into a more public arena, making the inclusion of ID in school science curricula a key political issue in the United States and other predominantly Christian nations.

Author Biography

Angus M. Gunn, professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, has written numerous booksùas well as articles and media productions-on such topics as education, geography and environmental science.A native of Scotland, he lives in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Understanding the Theory of Evolution	p. 13
Identifying American Christian Fundamentalism Today	p. 37
Opposing Biblical Criticism, 1865 to 1900	p. 63
Circling the Wagons, 1910 to 1915	p. 89
Attacking Evolution in New Ways After 1960	p. 112
Interpreting the Bible	p. 135
Using Biological Research Findings for Human Welfare	p. 164
Conclusion	p. 175
Preface and Tables of Contents for The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth, Volumes One to Twelve	p. 179
Medical Breakthroughs Over 100 Years	p. 189
Extracts from the Judgment of United States District Court, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, December 20, 2005, Regarding the Dover Area School District	p. 191
Glossary	p. 197
Bibliography	p. 201
Index	p. 203
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