Species of Origins: America's Search for a Creation StoryRowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 277 pages In Species of Origins, Karl W. Giberson and Donald A. Yerxa examine America's controversial conversation about creation and evolution. While noting that part of the discord stems from the growing cultural and religious diversity of the United States, they argue powerfully that the real issue is the headlong confrontation between two seemingly incompatible worldviews upon which millions of Americans rely: modern naturalistic science and traditional Judeo-Christian religions. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
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Page 122
... religious views , and there are very few who hold any views that could be described as religious , even in some generous New Age sense . There are , however , several who are positively hostile to traditional religion and committed to ...
... religious views , and there are very few who hold any views that could be described as religious , even in some generous New Age sense . There are , however , several who are positively hostile to traditional religion and committed to ...
Page 136
... religion . One has only to pick up a leading scientific journal and place it beside a leading religious journal to realize just how nonoverlapping these two magisteria are . While Gould was clearly attempting to broker a truce , most ...
... religion . One has only to pick up a leading scientific journal and place it beside a leading religious journal to realize just how nonoverlapping these two magisteria are . While Gould was clearly attempting to broker a truce , most ...
Page 238
... religious prohibitions . These examples illustrate , in a compelling way , the sheer power of religious belief for those who take it seriously . The species of origins under discussion in America , though ostensibly scientific , are at ...
... religious prohibitions . These examples illustrate , in a compelling way , the sheer power of religious belief for those who take it seriously . The species of origins under discussion in America , though ostensibly scientific , are at ...
Contents
Traditional Religion | 119 |
Via Media Positions on Origins | 169 |
A New Approach to the Origins Debate? | 193 |
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