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Creation and the Courts: Eighty Years of Conflict in the Classroom and the Courtroom 2 reviews
Norman Geisler
Crossway Books, 2007
The Importance of this Work
I have always liked Norman Geisler's work. He's one of the best apologetic writers, along with theology writers, out there in the field today. I believe this book is important for every Christian to read because hopefully it will be a wake up call to all Christians. By the use of the liberal orientated (i.e. anti-Christian) courtrooms across the United States, along with the liberal oriented ...
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Evolution and Religious Creation Myths: How Scientists Respond3 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
More info on this book
Please note that the following is not a customer review. It is a summary of the book contents. The five-star rating is not objective, but it is there because it is impossible NOT to rate a book when using this space.
Abstract for the book Evolution and Religious Creation Myths: How Scientists Respond
Paul F. Lurquin and Linda Stone
Intelligent Design thinking and older style ...
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Anti-Evolution: A Reader's Guide to Writings Before and After Darwin4 reviews
Tom McIver
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992
An exceptional annotated bibliography on anti-evolution.
McIver's bibliography is exceptionally comprehensive with thoughtful annotations. This book is a useful entrance to the anti-evolution literature. (Number's (1992) book "The Creationists" tells the fascinating story.) The bulk of the references are from the late 20th century (to 1986-87), reflecting the fact that this is an especially recent phenomenon, but it is also quite comprehensive ...
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God and Evolution? The Implications of Darwin's Theory for Fundamentalism, the Bible and the Meaning of Life5 reviews
Solon Publishing, 2006
My Glimmer of Hope
I came into contact with Daniel Samson's "God and Evolution?" on a random night while surfing the internet. I had numerous web pages open to Wikipedia and other data sites, for at the time I was desperately trying to correlate my devout spiritual beliefs and the facts of science. While in college I had come across many different view points I had never heard of before, and I was taught things ...
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The New Answers Book, Volume II (Answer Book) 19 reviews
Ken Ham, General Editor
Master Books, 2008
A must for any Christian who wants to be informed as they argue for their beliefs.
What does the Bible really say about how our world came into existence? "The New Answers Book 2: Over 30 Questions on Creation/Evolution and the Bible" is a look at evolution and the science argued by some to invalidate the Bible. A Christian perspective that's well argued and intelligent, it seeks to answer questions such as the true age of the world, the great flood, Ancient Egypt, the growing ...
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Creation Science Made Easy2 reviews
Elizabeth J. Ridlon, Robert W. Ridlon
Jordan Hall Publishing, 1999
An easy and understandable way to interpret Creation Science
This book was very good. Creation and Evolution for me was a foreign matter. As a result of reading this book, I now have a clear understanding about Creation Science. It is professionally written but it is also easy to understand. As a Christian I am faced with this issue on a regular basis and it used to be intimidating. I now have a better understanding of the topic. I now feel more ...
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The Second Coming of Charles Darwin5 reviews
James Morrow
Amazon.com, 2005
Always the points counterpoint
Jim Morrow has returned after a few years without a book on the shelves to bring us his prose in short form; an area in which his ideas excel and don't feel rushed or squashed.
In "The Second Coming of Charles Darwin" we meet a automatonic galapogos tortoise who is sent back in time with a vengeant man wanting to right the moral wrings of the future by preventing what he feels is the root of ...
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Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution3 reviews
Edward J. Larson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Definitive Legal History of the Creationism Controvery
Larson's book is excellent. It focuses only on the legal history
of 20th Century Creationism. The book was
quite objective and thorough and it is hard to discerne the
author's position on the matter, although one suspects he may
not be sympathetic to the Creationist cause since he is familiar
with their sometimes devious and irrational strategies for
manipulating public opinion, the ...
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In the Minds of Men: Darwin and the New World Order12 reviews
Ian T. Taylor
Tfe Pub, 1996
Honest Science
Finally a book that approaches science scientifically! I hated biology when I was a kid because it always presupposed evolution into every single facet of biological studies. Then when we learned evolution I learned it was just a theory, and a very sketchy theory at best. As a result, science lost a lot of credibility with me. I hated the subject because it was bias, tainted with sketchy ...
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Scientists Confront Creationism: Intelligent Design and Beyond4 reviews
W. W. Norton, 2008
Scientists Separate Sense From Nonsense
This review was written after reading the hardcover edition - pick up the paperback now that it is available!
Fervent fundamentalist religious groups (Jewish, Christian, or Islamic), have exhibited chronic allergies to science ever since Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" convincingly presented his theory of evolution by natural selection. Unweaving rainbows could be tolerated - but ...
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Creation: Towards a Theory of All Things2 reviews
John Umana
BookSurge Publishing, 2005
Dare to think
Dr. Umana's Creation: Towards a Theory of All Things, succeeds in doing what has not been done before -- reconciling creationism and intelligent design theory with portions of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. This is a remarkable and original new book, which I encourage everyone to read, scientists and the general public alike. It is a new theory of biological evolution. Dr. Umana draws ...
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A World Without Heroes: The Modern Tragedy (Unabridged)2 reviews
George Roche
audible.com
Prescient Text
This book is an underrated classic. You'll understand why postmodernism has led to a cynical view of heroes and why that's not a good thing. As Mr. Roche points out, a country and it's citizenry need heroes to inspire and bring out the best in us. As Roche writes: "Greater love hath no man... Risking or laying down one's life to save another is heroism laid bare. It is a purely sefless and ...
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At Issue Series - Creationism versus Evolution (hardcover edition) (At Issue Series)1 review
Greenhaven Press, 2005
excellent
Creationism Versus Evolution (At Issue Series) is a set of readings by the leading Intelligent Design (ID) advocates and their critics including Michael Behe and Ben Walker. It is an excellent book to use in both public and private schools. Instead of using stickers, or similar, to try to explain the controversy, teachers should use this text in public school classrooms. I plan to. It has seven ...
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The Natural Limits to Biological Change2 reviews
Lane P. Lester, Raymond G. Bohlin
Probe Books, 1989
Good book, very technical
This book was a good defense against both Darwinism and punctuated equilibrium. This was the first book I read on the subject of evolution, and although it was a bit technical, it was very explanatory. It is a good book to give to your biology professor or someone who wants a good defense of creationism without unscientific remarks. It was written by two very qualified doctorates in biology ...
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Early Earth2 reviews
John C. Whitcomb
BMH Books, 1986
An Antidote to Dogmatism
As a college professor, I have always tried to memorize important benchmarks in my field. One set of benchmarks that is critical in teaching geology are dates such as the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago. I soon discovered that this task was going to be far more difficult then I first expected because for many dates, such as the age of the universe, many different estimates exist (in this ...
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Impressive Deception: Creation Or Evolution-- You Decide2 reviews
Deedee Briski
Ragged Edge Press, 2004
Inpressive Deception
I thought it was an eye opener. After a while I was getting mad about how the public education system is leaving out so much science to explain evolution and how many people walk with blinders on when looking at the subject. When I would talk to people about what I read in the book they were shocked at some of the facts that they did not know. Science should not be censored.
I enjoyed the ...
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A case for creation1 review
Wayne Frair
Accelerated Christian Education, 1994
Outstanding!
This book gives an excellent, clearly defined explanation for science that no scientist would dispute, and then investigates Evolution, Taxonomy, and other related fields in light of true science. Extremely well written, a bit technical in some areas.
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The Wonder of It All: The Creation Account According to the Book of Job2 reviews
New Leaf Press (AR), 2000
It's no wonder it's a wonder!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! This book tells a wonderfully old story in a totally new way. Using a conversation between God and his bedraggled servant Job, the message of creation was never clearer. The incredible photography of Steve Terrill keeps me looking at every page long after I've read the text a dozen times. Ever wonder how to get your family, friends, and visitors to engage ...
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Cult Archaeology and Creationism: Understanding Pseudoscientific Beliefs about the Past2 reviews
University Of Iowa Press, 1995
Aids in understanding origins of pseudo-scientific beliefs
This is an invaluable tool for all social scientists interested in understanding how people come to accept many things as fact, even when presented with evidence to the contrary. Explorered are the ways in which people are socialized to adhere to specific belief systems; via family, religious and educational institutions... The primary focus is on false belief systems which have origins in ...
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Evolution For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))2 reviews
Greg, PhD Krukonis, Tracy Barr
For Dummies, 2008
A solid reference for the rest of us
EFD presents the basics of evolutionary biology.
There are separate chapters covering general issues, such as: basic genetics and mutations, natural selection, the various types of speciation, phylogenetics (deducing family trees), group v. individual selection, kin selection and the evolution of cooperation, co-evolution of interacting species, evo-devo (embryology), and molecular ...
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