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Evolution vs. Creationism An Introduction, Second Edition
Eugenie C. Scott
ISBN: 0-313-34427-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34427-5
376 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2008
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: The evolution versus creationism conflict is here to stay. Even after their devastating defeat in the Kitzmiller v. Dover decision, advocates of intelligent design and other forms of creationism continue to revise their strategies for undermining the teaching of evolution-and thus of science in general-in American schools. In this revision of Evolution vs. Creationism, Eugenie Scott, one of the leading proponents of teaching evolution in the schools, describes these ever-changing efforts to undermine science education and shows what students, parents, and teachers should be aware of to help ensure that American science education prepares our students to compete in the 21st century.

This second edition of Evolution vs. Creationism will help readers better understand the issues involved in these debates. It expands and updates the original work with an insider's look at the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, a new selection of primary source documents on the Creationism/Evolution controversy in the media, and an up-to-date analysis of the most recent creationist challenges across the country.

The revision also expands and updates the collection of primary source documents that address cosmology, law, education, popular culture, and religious issues from all sides of the debate, as well as the resources for further information.
Table of Contents:
  • FOREWORD: The Unmetabolized Darwin
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    PREFACE
    INTRODUCTION: The Pillars of Creationism
    PART I: Science, Evolution, Religion, and Creationism
    CHAPTER 1. Science: Truth Without Certainty
    CHAPTER 2. Evolution
    CHAPTER 3. Beliefs: Religion, Creationism, and Naturalism
    PART II: A History of the Creationism/Evolution Controversy
    CHAPTER 4. Before Darwin to the Twentieth Century
    CHAPTER 5. Eliminating Evolution, Inventing Creation Science
    CHAPTER 6. Neocreationism
    CHAPTER 7. Testing Intelligent Design and Evidence Against Evolution in the Courts
    PART III: Selections from the Literature
    CHAPTER 8. Cosmology, Astronomy, Geology
    CHAPTER 9. Patterns and Processes of Biological Evolution
    CHAPTER 10. Legal Issues
    CHAPTER 11. Educational Issues
    CHAPTER 12. Religious Issues
    CHAPTER 13. The Nature of Science
    CHAPTER 14. Creationism and Evolution in the Media
    REFERENCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION
    NAME INDEX
    SUBJECT INDEX
About the Author: Eugenie C. Scott is Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, the leading advocacy group for the teaching of evolution in the United States. She has written extensively on the evolution-creationism controversy in scholarly and popular venues, and she has won numerous awards for her work from scholarly organizations, including the Public Service Award from the National Science Board. She is a recent past-president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
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