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.
Randy Moore, PhD, is H.T. Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Biology at the University of Minnesota. Mark Decker, PhD, is codirector of the biology program at the University of Minnesota. Sehoya Cotner, PhD, is an award-winning teaching associate professor in the biology program and the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota.
The modern controversy has roots that go far back in the history of
human thought, contend Moore, Mark Decker, and Sehoya Cotner (all
biology, U. of Minnesota-Minneapolis), and they begin in 2700 BCE
in Egypt to trace some of the ideas and ways of thinking about the
degree to which the physical world is self-contained. The
chronology extends to 2009 and the discovery of what is now thought
to be the oldest human remains. Marginal symbols indicate such
categories as legislation and legal cases, argument from design and
Intelligent Design, the age of earth, and social Darwinism and
eugenics.
*Reference & Research Book News*
This is an essential and frequently fascinating look at the long
history of the evolution-creationism debate…it is a great
introduction to the subject. Clearly written and easy to
understand, the book is highly recommended for school, public, and
academic libraries, as well as theological libraries with audiences
interested in the topic.
*Library Journal*
Useful for reference collections covering biology and or
creationism.
*Booklist*
This should prove a useful reference work for students and faculty
and provide much useful material for those researching the issues.
Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and
above; general readers.
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