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Creation and Evolution: A Conference With Pope Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo

Ignatius Press, 2008

In 2005 the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn wrote a guest editorial in The New York Times that sparked a worldwide debate about "Creation and Evolution". Pope Benedict XVI instructed the Cardinal to study more closely this problem and the current debate between "evolutionism" and "creationism," and asked the yearly gathering of his former students to address these questions. Even after Joseph Ratzinger became Pope ...

Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives

24 reviews
David Sloan Wilson

Delta, 2007

If you really want to understand the world
There are a lot of good books, too many for anyone to read any but the best. This is one of the best, with new insights on almost every page. Whether you love science already, or are doubtful about evolution and want to know the truth, this is the one book to read.

Science, Evolution, and Creationism

9 reviews
National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine

National Academies Press, 2008

Science, Evolution and Creationism.
The National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine have done an amazing job of clearly explaining the evidence for evolution in our world, and showing the absolute fallacy of the Creationist myth. I learned over 60 years ago that evolution is a fact, and it never interfered with my Christian beliefs, and my role as a minister. Creationism is based on false premises and the book ...

Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters

27 reviews
Donald R. Prothero

Columbia University Press, 2007

Outstanding
This is a terrific book, well organized, thorough, and generally accessible, even to laymen. The first few chapters lay out the basic framework: essential concepts in the philosophy of science (i.e., what makes science "science" in the first place; illustrative incidents in the history of the dispute between science and creationism; basic geology, including some fascinating examples of ...

Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution

6 reviews
Steve Jenkins

Houghton Mifflin, 2002

FABULOUS book!!
FABULOUS book introducing the evolution of the earth and all its life forms! Perfect for children pre-k through all of the elementary school years (and parents too!). This book mentions Charles Darwin, the Galapagos Islands, survival of the fittest, variation and mutation, extinction, and more. Nice pictures. Highly recommended for homeschoolers.

Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World

26 reviews
Michael Dowd

Viking Adult, 2008

A Prophet with a Unifying Vision
Dowd is doing important work. He is reframing the history of the universe in a manner that includes (and sounds like) Christianity and all other faith traditions. This book has been criticized below for being quasi-scientific, but rigid science junkies are missing the point: Dowd is making it possible for superstitious, flat-earth Christians to hear the story of evolution without paralyzing ...

The Evolution Of Desire - Revised Edition 4

44 reviews
David M. Buss

Basic Books, 2003

How the evolution of mating affects your dating
Why do women use makeup? Why do men like to buy big cars? Why do people feel jealous? Evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss digs deep into the ancient past of human relationships to answer such questions, and produces intriguing results, disconcerting insights and valuable explanations. Using observations from the animal world and from many studies conducted in various societies, he provides a ...

Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You--And Your Waistline--And Drop the Weight ...

15 reviews
Steven R. Dr Gundry

Crown, 2008

Diet "Evolution"
More like, "Revelation"! After 4 weeks I've lost 11lbs and feel great. It is difficult staying away from processed foods(breads, cereals, diet sodas, etc...), but gets easier every time you step on the scale. I haven't even started incorporating exercise into my regime. Can only imagine how much faster the weight will fall off when I do. Thank you, Dr. Gundry, for writing this amazing book.

Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human

30 reviews
Joel Garreau

Broadway, 2006

Good introduction to the field
I read this book as part of an honors seminar at my university called "Cyborgs, Transhumansim, and the Future of Mankind." This is a very good collection of the different possibilities of how the singularity could play itself out. The author assumes that radical evolution will take place, so it is not completely objective, but he does reference scientists of different viewpoints, in order to gain ...

Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution is Wrong

188 reviews
Jonathan Wells

Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2002

Darwin ain't splain nuttin Lucy!
It is amusing that evolutionists think they have even began to explain anything (or even observed much of "life" ), through their atheistic religion. Invariant, spaceless, timeless entities like the laws of logic, which they must use to argue against ID theory, slap them right back in the face!

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea

64 reviews
Carl Zimmer

Harper Perennial, 2006

the FACT of evolution
Everyone who disagrees with Evolution almost invariably says "it's just a theory". Well, the word "theory" in the scientific community is different than how it is (usually falsely) used in the "secular" world. Since Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859. MOUNDS of evidence supporting Darwins Theory have been amassed. This book does a fantastic job describing every facet of ...

Chance or Purpose? Creation, Evolution and a Rational Faith

12 reviews
Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn

Ignatius Press, 2007

A Thoughtful Attempt at Reconciliation and Understanding of Science and Religion
Christoph Cardinal Schonborn's book titled CHANCE OR PURPOSE: CREATION, EVOLUTION AND A RATIONAL FAITH is a thoughtful attempt to make connections between religious belief and modern science. Readers should note tht Cardinal Schonborn is not a fundamentalist, whatever that term means, and he is not a militant atheist. This book is not an attempt at a "middle ground," but an attempt to let "both ...

The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)

10 reviews
Paul Gordon Lauren

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003

A Truly International History of Human rRights
One of the major things that striked me about this book is Lauren's acknowledgement that the concept of human rights is not a completely Western creation. Traditions around the world, political, cultural, and religious, have stressed justice and equality. Lauren's treatment of Human Rights is quite thorough. I have to commend him for the fact that he does not value judgements on any of the ...

Evolution
Nicholas H. Barton, Derek E. G. Briggs, ...

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2007

Evolution is a new book on evolutionary biology that elegantly synthesizes traditional evolutionary theories with contemporary concepts from genomics, developmental biology, human genetics, and other areas of molecular biology. As an innovative, interdisciplinary, and thoroughly integrated book on evolutionary biology with world-renowned author, Evolution thoroughly illuminates this major paradigm of modern science. Evolutionary principles are ...

The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition

33 reviews
Robert Axelrod

Basic Books, 2006

A tough slog at times but worth it
I'm not the first reviewer so I won't provide a summary. This book can be a bit dense at times, especially if you're not a quant or charts person. I am, but you may not be. If you're not but are still interested in a descriptive discussion then you'd likely give it a 4-star due to skipping over a few sections.

Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature

16 reviews
Robin Brande

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007

Important, importand book.
If you love your children, and you love Science, and maybe you love God, then rush out and buy this book. Other people have mentioned what its about, but what its really about is finding that perfect balance between scientific knowledge and spiriruality. It's also about love, respect and honesty. And its a little about freedom of speech and integrity. If any of these things bother ...

Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith

2 reviews
George Vaillant

Broadway, 2008

***** Five-Star Words to the Wise! *****
An easy-to-read book filled-to-the-brim with wisdom, one that can help us all understand the reasons we want to adopt a spiritual lifestyle in the first place -- the promotion of optimal physical body-mind wellness. Indeed we are witnessing a revolution in-the-making where physicians become priests of optimism based upon science-fact, not faith alone! These are phenomenal insights into ...

The Complete World of Human Evolution

8 reviews
Chris Stringer, Peter Andrews

Thames & Hudson, 2005

The Complete World of Human Evolution"
Chris Stringer and Peter Andrews did a superlative job with the book. It is the best one I have read on the subject. It is beautifully illustrated with copious colored photos and drawings. The pages are of thick quality paper. The topic is covered thoroughly and competently. It is very up to date and educational. It would make a great gift, a great reference book, a great textbook for an ...

Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life ...

11 reviews
Eva Jablonka, Marion J. Lamb

The MIT Press, 2006

The opposite of the opposite conjecture
I loved the book's treatment of genetic and epigenetic inheritance systems (dimensions 1 and 2). I appreciated the discussion of behavioral inheritance systems (dimension 3). I wasn't sold on the fourth dimension (symbolic inheritance systems) being fundamentally different than the third. All that aside as an undergraduate psych student, without a ton of genetics under my belt, this was an ...

Evolution: A Theory In Crisis

76 reviews
Michael Denton

Adler & Adler, 1986

Denton's Objective view on Evolution
After 20 years, and inspite of all of the attempts to debuk Denton's authority, approach and science, this book still holds a must-read before any Evolutionist, Creationist, Intelligent Design proponents attempt to dialog, initiate legal action in the courts regarding Textbook inclusions and balance, or contribute publications in scientific journals or general literature. Denton provides a ...

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