1st Edition
Media and Science-Religion Conflict Mass Persuasion in the Evolution Wars
1 Rethinking the Evolution Wars: Columbine and Mass Persuasion
2 This Age of Propaganda: Media Effects and Persuasion Research
3 Echoing Credibility: Source Cues and Repetition
4 Casting Doubt and Conspiracies: Asking Questions in the Evolution Wars
5 Comparisons and Suppression: The Contrast Principle, Negativity, and Scarcity Effects
6 Three Kinds of Lies: Statistics, Jargon, and Social Consensus
7 Cues, Culture, and Moral Values: Assessing the Hypotheses
8 Science-Skepticism to Intervention: Enhancing Pro-Evolution Communications
Appendix
Biography
Thomas Aechtner is a Senior Lecturer in Religion and Science at The University of Queensland, Australia. He has published multiple articles and chapters on Science and Religion as well as a monograph entitled Health, Wealth, and Power in an African Diaspora Church in Canada (2015).
"It will prove useful to anyone interested in a deeper understanding of contemporary debates about science and religion in the United States and other English-speaking countries. The broad perspective and non-normative framework should be an inspiration for future social science research on this topic." - Tom Kaden, University of Bayreuth
