1st Edition
Darwin and the Bible The Cultural Confrontation
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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For courses in evolution, creationism or as a supplemental item in biology and/or biological anthropology courses. Darwin and the Bible helps readers to understand the nature, history and passions behind the debate over scientific and religious versions of creation and human origins.
Darwin and the Bible: The Cultural Confrontation is about the history and nature of the disputes over... Read more
Introduction: A Brief History and Rationale for the Debate By Richard H. Robbins
Part 1: Resolving the Debate
The Need for Science; the Need for Faith--Separately by Mark Nathan Cohen
Creationism: A Distinctly American Violation of NOMA By Stephen Jay Gould
Creation Matters By Walter Hearn
The Science of Evolution and the Theology of Creation By Martinez Hewlett and Ted Peters
The Intelligent Design Controversy Summarized By Phillip E. Johnson
Part 2: Historical Markers and Impacts of the Debate
Intelligent Design and the Native’s Point of View (Assuming the Native is an Educated 18th Century European) by Jonathan Marks
William Jennings Bryan and the Trial of John T. Scopes By Richard H. Robbins 4
Postmodern Developments in the Debate by Edward J. Larson
Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought by Ernst Mayr
Creationism Goes Global by Ronald Numbers
Part 3: Dealing with the Debate in the Classroom
The Problems and Challenges of Teaching Biology in the 21st Century by Steve Randak
Turmoil by Laura Perras
Conclusions by Mark Nathan Cohen
References
Part 1: Resolving the Debate
The Need for Science; the Need for Faith--Separately by Mark Nathan Cohen
Creationism: A Distinctly American Violation of NOMA By Stephen Jay Gould
Creation Matters By Walter Hearn
The Science of Evolution and the Theology of Creation By Martinez Hewlett and Ted Peters
The Intelligent Design Controversy Summarized By Phillip E. Johnson
Part 2: Historical Markers and Impacts of the Debate
Intelligent Design and the Native’s Point of View (Assuming the Native is an Educated 18th Century European) by Jonathan Marks
William Jennings Bryan and the Trial of John T. Scopes By Richard H. Robbins 4
Postmodern Developments in the Debate by Edward J. Larson
Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought by Ernst Mayr
Creationism Goes Global by Ronald Numbers
Part 3: Dealing with the Debate in the Classroom
The Problems and Challenges of Teaching Biology in the 21st Century by Steve Randak
Turmoil by Laura Perras
Conclusions by Mark Nathan Cohen
References
Biography
Richard H. Robbins, State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Mark Na Cohen
“I find the style extremely engaging and the material presented to be extremely interesting. This is the only book I’ve ever used that has prompted students to repeatedly comment on how much they’re learning.”
Thomas B. Stevenson, Ohio University, Zanesville
“The book is unique in its area.”
James Bearden, SUNY- Geneseo
