Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The History Behind Inherit the Wind Chapter 3 The Rising Religious Opposition to Darwin Chapter 4 The Free Speech Train Chapter 5 The Scopes Pre-Game Show Chapter 6 The Scopes Trial Chapter 7 The Scopes Appeal Chapter 8 The History of Religion in United States Public Schools Chapter 9 Religion and the Establishment Clause after Scopes Chapter 10 Evolution Back in the Courts Chapter 11 Adam and Eve and Evolution Chapter 12 The Rise and Fall of "Creation Science" Chapter 13 Creation Science Born Again as Intelligent Design Chapter 14 Why Some Hate Evolution: The Wedge Document Revelations Chapter 15 The Endorsement Test and the "Informed, Reasonable Observer" Chapter 16 The Dover Policy on Teaching Evolution Chapter 17 The Dover Verdict Chapter 18 The Aftershocks of Dover Chapter 19 What's Next? Chapter 20 The Long View
Mano Singham is a theoretical nuclear physicist with interests in the history and philosophy of science, theories of knowledge and education, and the achievement gap. Originally from Sri Lanka, he has taught and done research at various universities and research laboratories in Sri Lanka and the United States. He is currently the Director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education and Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has also written The Achievement Gap in US Education: Canaries in the Mine (Rowman and Littlefield Education, 2005).
Those who read this with an open mind, from either side of the
controversy, should better understand the value of separation of
church and state.
*Library Journal*
The book is a history of attempts to restrict teaching in
evolution.... This slim book is remarkably helpful in understanding
how and why teaching religion in public schools has been vexed
throughout history.... Recommended.
*CHOICE*
Mano's captivating new book draws on his knowledge of both history
and science to provide an expert analysis of the ongoing opposition
to the teaching of evolution in America's public schools. He offers
a clearly written, concise explanation of the evolution-religion
controversy which has continued to play out in local school
districts across the country. This is an absolute "must read" for
school officials and community members alike . . . indeed for
anyone interested in a fascinating illustration of who decides what
should be taught in our nation's schools.
*Jim Paces, executive director of curriculum, Shaker Heights City
Schools, Ohio*
In recounting the history of creationism through major legal cases,
Professor Singham correctly exposes the fear that drives
creationists to keep searching for ways to undermine the teaching
of evolution despite consistent defeats in the federal courts. He
shows convincingly that, while religious objections to evolution
persist, such objections are ultimately powerless to stop the
advancement of science. This book expands the growing list of
excellent books available for anyone who wants to understand the
phenomenon of American creationism.
*Barbara Forrest, co-author Creationism?s Trojan Horse: The Wedge
of Intelligent Design, Oxford University Press, 2004, 2007.*
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