Where Darwin meets the Bible : creationists and evolutionists in America / / Larry A. Witham
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| Autore: |
Witham Larry <1952->
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| Titolo: |
Where Darwin meets the Bible : creationists and evolutionists in America / / Larry A. Witham
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 231.7/652/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Evolution (Biology) - Religious aspects |
| Religion and science - United States | |
| Creationism - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction: Ways of Knowing; 1 Darwin's Legacy in America; 2 The Two Books; 3 Looking for Boundaries; 4 Hearts and Minds; 5 Nature Alone: Evolutionists; 6 God and Nature: Creationists; 7 Politics; 8 Schools and Textbooks; 9 Higher Education; 10 Museums and Sanctuaries; 11 What Natural Scientists Believe; 12 The Great Debate; 13 Media-Eye View; 14 The Good Society; 15 Search for the Underdog; Appendix; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This text tracks the highs and lows of one of the most volatile debates at the heart of American thought - creationism and evolution. It examines famous incidents such as the monkey trial as well as the constant border skirmishes and explains how the contours of the debate have changed. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Where Darwin meets the Bible |
| ISBN: | 0-19-028779-9 |
| 0-19-518281-2 | |
| 9786610482146 | |
| 1-280-48214-1 | |
| 0-19-803425-3 | |
| 0-19-518522-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910955885003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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