Scott, Eugenie Carol, 1945-,

Evolution vs. creationism : an introduction / [print] Evolution versus creationism Eugenie C. Scott ; foreword by Niles Eldredge ; foreword to second edition by John E. Jones III. - second edition. - Westport, Connecticut : Greenwood Press, (c)2009. - xxvi, 351 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.



Foreword : the unmetabolized Darwin Foreword to the second edition Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : the pillars of creationism -- part I. Science, evolution, religion, and creationism -- 1. Science : truth without certainty -- 2. Evolution -- 3. Beliefs : religion, creationism, and naturalism -- part II. A history of the creationism/evolution controversy -- 4. Before Darwin to the twentieth century -- 5. Eliminating evolution, inventing creation science -- 6. Neocreationism -- 7. Testing intelligent design and evidence against evolution in the courts -- part III. Selections from the literature -- 8. Cosmology, astronomy, geology -- 9. Patterns and processes of biological evolution -- 10. Legal issues -- 11. Educational issues -- 12. Issues concerning religion -- 13. The nature of science -- 14. Evolution and creationism in the media and public opinion -- References for further exploration -- Name index -- Subject index. Niles Eldredge -- John E. Jones III --

Presents the scientific evidence for evolution and reasons why it should be taught in schools, provides various religious points of view, and offers insight to the evolution-creationism controversy.



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Evolution (Biology)
Creationism.

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