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The battle of beginnings : why neither side is winning the creation-evolution debate / Del Ratzsch

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, ©1996Description: 248 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0830815295
  • 9780830815296
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 231.76 R238B 20
LOC classification:
  • BT712 .R37 1996
Contents:
Darwin: the historical context -- Darwin's theory: a brief introduction -- Darwin's theory: popular creationist misunderstandings -- Twentieth-century creationism: the historical context -- Creationist theory: a brief introduction -- Creationist theory: popular evolutionist misunderstandings -- Philosophy of science: the twentieth-century background -- The nature of science: a contemporary perspective -- The nature of science: popular creationist mistakes -- The nature of science: popular anticreationist mistakes -- Theistic evolution: catching it from both sides
Summary: "Looks at the history and development of Darwin's theory and popular creationist misunderstandings of evolution, moving on to the history and development of creationist theory and popular evolutionist misunderstandings of it. Discusses the nature of science and common creationist and evolutionist abuses as a prelude to showing why both sides have remained critical of theistic evolution". -- Back cover
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Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Yandell Collection ARCH YNDC 231.76 R238B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 064588

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-248)

Darwin: the historical context -- Darwin's theory: a brief introduction -- Darwin's theory: popular creationist misunderstandings -- Twentieth-century creationism: the historical context -- Creationist theory: a brief introduction -- Creationist theory: popular evolutionist misunderstandings -- Philosophy of science: the twentieth-century background -- The nature of science: a contemporary perspective -- The nature of science: popular creationist mistakes -- The nature of science: popular anticreationist mistakes -- Theistic evolution: catching it from both sides

"Looks at the history and development of Darwin's theory and popular creationist misunderstandings of evolution, moving on to the history and development of creationist theory and popular evolutionist misunderstandings of it. Discusses the nature of science and common creationist and evolutionist abuses as a prelude to showing why both sides have remained critical of theistic evolution". -- Back cover

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