The Resource God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom, Mano Singham
God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom, Mano Singham
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- Summary
- "In God vs. Darwin, Mano Singham dissects the legal battle between evolution and creationism in the classroom beginning with the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925 and ending with an intelligent design trial in Dover, Pennsylvania, in 2005. A publicity stunt, the Scopes Monkey trial had less to do with legal precedence than with generating tourism dollars for a rural Tennessee town. But the trial did successfully spark a debate that has lasted more than 80 years and simply will not be quelled despite a succession of seemingly definitive court decisions. In the greatest demonstration of survival, opposition to the teaching of evolution has itself evolved. Attempts to completely eliminate the teaching of evolution from public schools have given way to the recognition that evolution is here to stay, that explicitly religious ideas will never be allowed in public schools, and that the best that can be hoped for is to chip away at the credibility of the theory of evolution." "Dr. Singham answers complex questions: Why is there such intense antagonism to the teaching of evolution in the United States? What have the courts said about the various attempts to oppose it? Sprinkled with interesting tidbits about Charles Darwin and the major players of the evolution vs. creationism debate, readers will find that God vs. Darwin is charming in its embrace of the strong passions aroused from the topic of teaching evolution in schools."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 173 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The history behind Inherit the wind
- The rising religious opposition to Darwin
- The free speech train
- The Scopes pre-game show
- The Scopes trial
- The Scopes appeal
- The history of religion in U.S. public schools
- Religion and the establishment clause after Scopes
- Evolution back in the courts
- Adam and Eve and evolution
- The rise and fall of "creation science"
- Creation science born again as intelligent design
- Why some hate evolution: the wedge document revelations
- The endorsement test and the "informed, reasonable observer"
- The Dover policy on teaching evolution
- The Dover verdict
- The aftershocks of Dover
- What next?
- The long view
- Isbn
- 9781607091691
- Label
- God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom
- Title
- God vs. Darwin
- Title remainder
- the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom
- Statement of responsibility
- Mano Singham
- Title variation
- God versus Darwin
- Subject
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- Evolution (Biology) -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching | Law and legislation -- Tennessee
- Intelligent design (Teleology) -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania | Dover (Township)
- Scopes, John Thomas -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania | Dover (Township)
- Creationism -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania | Dover (Township)
- Human evolution -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In God vs. Darwin, Mano Singham dissects the legal battle between evolution and creationism in the classroom beginning with the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925 and ending with an intelligent design trial in Dover, Pennsylvania, in 2005. A publicity stunt, the Scopes Monkey trial had less to do with legal precedence than with generating tourism dollars for a rural Tennessee town. But the trial did successfully spark a debate that has lasted more than 80 years and simply will not be quelled despite a succession of seemingly definitive court decisions. In the greatest demonstration of survival, opposition to the teaching of evolution has itself evolved. Attempts to completely eliminate the teaching of evolution from public schools have given way to the recognition that evolution is here to stay, that explicitly religious ideas will never be allowed in public schools, and that the best that can be hoped for is to chip away at the credibility of the theory of evolution." "Dr. Singham answers complex questions: Why is there such intense antagonism to the teaching of evolution in the United States? What have the courts said about the various attempts to oppose it? Sprinkled with interesting tidbits about Charles Darwin and the major players of the evolution vs. creationism debate, readers will find that God vs. Darwin is charming in its embrace of the strong passions aroused from the topic of teaching evolution in schools."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Singham, Mano
- Dewey number
- 231.7/6520973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BT712
- LC item number
- .S56 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Scopes, John Thomas
- Evolution (Biology)
- Human evolution
- Evolution (Biology)
- Evolution (Biology)
- Creationism
- Intelligent design (Teleology)
- Label
- God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom, Mano Singham
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The history behind Inherit the wind -- The rising religious opposition to Darwin -- The free speech train -- The Scopes pre-game show -- The Scopes trial -- The Scopes appeal -- The history of religion in U.S. public schools -- Religion and the establishment clause after Scopes -- Evolution back in the courts -- Adam and Eve and evolution -- The rise and fall of "creation science" -- Creation science born again as intelligent design -- Why some hate evolution: the wedge document revelations -- The endorsement test and the "informed, reasonable observer" -- The Dover policy on teaching evolution -- The Dover verdict -- The aftershocks of Dover -- What next? -- The long view
- Control code
- 1204563
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 173 pages
- Isbn
- 9781607091691
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009013652
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1204563
- (OCoLC)317778263
- Label
- God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom, Mano Singham
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The history behind Inherit the wind -- The rising religious opposition to Darwin -- The free speech train -- The Scopes pre-game show -- The Scopes trial -- The Scopes appeal -- The history of religion in U.S. public schools -- Religion and the establishment clause after Scopes -- Evolution back in the courts -- Adam and Eve and evolution -- The rise and fall of "creation science" -- Creation science born again as intelligent design -- Why some hate evolution: the wedge document revelations -- The endorsement test and the "informed, reasonable observer" -- The Dover policy on teaching evolution -- The Dover verdict -- The aftershocks of Dover -- What next? -- The long view
- Control code
- 1204563
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 173 pages
- Isbn
- 9781607091691
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009013652
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1204563
- (OCoLC)317778263
Subject
- Creationism -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania | Dover (Township)
- Evolution (Biology) -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania | Dover (Township)
- Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching | Law and legislation -- Tennessee
- Human evolution -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Intelligent design (Teleology) -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania | Dover (Township)
- Scopes, John Thomas -- Trials, litigation, etc
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