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Title:
God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom / Mano Singham.
Author:
Singham, Mano.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Md. : Rowan & Littlefield Education, 2011, ©2009.
Call Number:
BT712 .S56 2011
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
ISBN:
9781607091707
Physical Description:
xii, 173 pages ; 23 cm
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.
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