Science and Creationism

by Ashley Montagu

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Essays discuss creationism, conflicts between religion and science, fundamentalist views on science, paleontology, and court decisions concerning the teaching of evolution.

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A strong response to the so called scientific creationists. The books is a collection of essays that are supportive of evolution, but not dismissive of religion in general.
Somewhat outdated (because the creationists are evolving), but still my favorite rebuttal book of old-style creationism.
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Ashley Montagu is a writer, editor, and anthropologist. He was born in London, England, on June 28, 1905. Montagu studied psychology and anthropology at the University of London and the University of Florence. For nearly twenty years, Montagu taught anatomy at New York University, Hahnemann Medical College, and Rutgers University. He became the show more chairman of the anthropology department at Rutgers. Montagu is the author or editor of more than 60 books. He has written articles for such magazines as The Ladies Home Journal and The Saturday Review. Montagu received numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Achievement Award of The American Anthropological Association and the Darwin Award of the Society of American Physical Anthropologists. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Science and Creationism
Original publication date
1984
First words
When the "Balanced Treatment for Creation Science and Evolution Science Act" successfully passed through the Arkansas legislature and onto Governor Frank White's desk in March 1981, the one common reaction was pure astonishme... (show all)nt.
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Matson, Floyd

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Genres
Science & Nature, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
DDC/MDS
575Natural sciences & mathematicsBiologySpecific parts of and physiological systems in plants
LCC
QH371 .S397ScienceNatural history – BiologyBiology (General)Evolution
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Reviews
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Rating
½ (4.50)
Languages
English
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Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
3
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