Phillip E. Johnson (1940–2019)
Author of Darwin on Trial
About the Author
Phillip E. Johnson is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School. He taught law for more than thirty years at the University of California at Berkeley where he is professor emeritus. For the last decade Johnson has also been at the forefront of the public debate over show more evolution and creation. He has taken his message to such places as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. His InterVarsity Press titles include Reason in the Balance, The Wedge of Truth, The Right Questions and Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds. show less
Works by Phillip E. Johnson
Reason in the Balance: The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law, and Education (1995) 688 copies, 2 reviews
Darwin on Trial — Author — 3 copies
Catch the Wave 1 copy
Associated Works
The Face That Demonstrates The Farce of Evolution (1998) — Foreword, some editions — 366 copies, 2 reviews
The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer (1994) — Foreword — 223 copies
Evidence for God: 50 Arguments for Faith from the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Science (2010) — Contributor — 212 copies, 1 review
Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing (2004) — Contributor — 168 copies, 1 review
Darwinism Under The Microscope: How recent scientific evidence points to divine design (2002) 166 copies
Man and Creation: Perspectives on Science and Theology (A Christian Vision Book) (1993) — Contributor — 16 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Johnson, Phillip E.
- Other names
- 詹腓力
Zhan, Feili - Birthdate
- 1940-06-18
- Date of death
- 2019-11-02
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Harvard College (AB|English|1961)
University of Chicago (JD) - Occupations
- attorney
AIDS denialist
professor emeritus (Law) - Organizations
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Discovery Institute
Center for Science and Culture
University of California, Berkeley - Awards and honors
- Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth (2004)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Aurora, Illinois, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Illinois, USA
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Reviews
Great info but I’m not going to pretend that I understood all the science. Worth reading - the author thoroughly fleshes out the nuances in all arguments surrounding Darwinism.
This book is really more interesting than Darwin on Trial (its predecessor), because frankly, studying the overall naturalist worldview (a.k.a. scientific materialism) and its problems is more interesting than critiquing Darwinism.
An attempt to reduce science to an ideology which must be accepted on faith. Since Creationism has to be accepted on faith, the two are equivalent in that respect according to the author. Evolution has to be accepted by faith therefore. There is a type of lawyer who thinks any subject can be discussed by means of logic alone without bothering to learn the actual subject. He is such a lawyer.
To describe the book as shallow would be charitable. The scientific illiiteracy exhibited by the show more author is truly shocking. Useful to understand the peurile drivel this movement espouses and reveals the intellectual bankrutcy of modern evangelical Christianity. show less
To describe the book as shallow would be charitable. The scientific illiiteracy exhibited by the show more author is truly shocking. Useful to understand the peurile drivel this movement espouses and reveals the intellectual bankrutcy of modern evangelical Christianity. show less
I bought this book to increase my religious library. I had someone ask me how I could simultaneously teach my children God is the Creator and also Darwinism. I had no answer and had never even considered it.
Maybe I’m not alone in this.
Maybe I’m not alone in this.
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- Works
- 32
- Also by
- 8
- Members
- 4,627
- Popularity
- #5,443
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 16
- ISBNs
- 58
- Languages
- 8