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Author : William Dembski,James Kushiner
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587430046
A collection of fourteen essays which provide an overview of the argument for intelligent design, with diagrams, explanations, and relevant quotations.
Author : William A. Dembski
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 083082314X
In this book William A. Dembski brilliantly argues that intelligent design provides a crucial link between science and theology. This is a pivotal work from a thinker whom Phillip Johnson calls "one of the most important of the `design' theorists."
Author : William A. Dembski,Sean McDowell
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736924429
This compact guide lays out the basics of Intelligent Design, popularly known as ID. William Dembski, the dean of the intelligent-design movement, and Sean McDowell especially target readers whose understanding may have been confused by educational bias and one-sided arguments and attacks. Commonsense and no-nonsense, with pointed examples, the authors explain the central theories of ID, showing why the presence of information and meaningful complexity require the involvement of intelligence why ID adheres to the scientific method and is a valid field of scientific inquiry why scientific evidence increasingly conflicts with evolutionary theories how both evolutionary theory and ID have religious/philosophical underpinnings, and why this causes so much controversy how both systems of thought have radical implications for our culture—and what readers can do about it Clarifying crucial issues, this key resource gives nonspecialists a solid grasp of one of today's foundational religious-scientific-cultural concepts.
Author : Christopher Carlisle, M.Div,W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781440626043
An objective overview of the biggest controversy in American education. Intelligent Design is one of the hottest issues facing parents and educators to day, but it can be hard to separate the facts from the heated rhetoric. This expert and objective guide gets to the bottom of the questions: What is Intelligent Design? Should it replace or complement traditional science? What's all the fuss about? * Explains the terms, the controversy, and the involvement of the American courts * Indispensable guide for concerned educators and parents * Written by an expert in the field
Author : J. P. Moreland
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310153313
J.P. Moreland—Christian philosopher, theologian, and apologist—issues a call to recapture the drama and power of kingdom living—to cultivate a revolution of Evangelical life, spirituality, thought, and Spirit-led power. Drawing insights from the early church, he unpacks three essential ingredients of this revolution: Recovery of the Christian mind. Renovation of Christian spirituality. Restoration of the power of the Holy Spirit. Western society is in crisis: the result of our culture's embrace of naturalism and postmodernism, and a biblical worldview has been pushed to the margins. Christians have been strongly influenced by these trends, with the result that their personal lives often reflect the surrounding culture more than the way of Christ, and the church's transforming influence on society has waned as a result. Kingdom Triangle is divided into two major sections: The first examines and provides a critique of secular worldviews and shows how they have ushered in the current societal crisis. The second lays out a strategy for the Christian community to regain the potency of kingdom life and influence in the world. Moreland believes that evangelical Christianity can mature and lead the surrounding society out of the meaningless morass it finds itself in with humility and vision. With clear insight, he puts the thoughtful Christian in a position to understand our current cultural struggle and to return to a responsible presentation of "the way of Christ" as not just a way of right living, but also a way of knowledge and meaningful life.
Author : William A. Dembski,Jonathan Witt
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781458715579
What is ID? Why is it controversial? Intelligent design is surrounded by a storm of debate. Proponents and opponents have both sought to have their voices heard above the din. Is it unscientific? Is it a danger to real Christian faith? Is it trying to smuggle God into the classroom? Controversy can create confusion rather than clarity. So here t...
Author : Roger S. Taylor,Michel Ferrari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136885990
How is epistemology related to the issue of teaching science and evolution in the schools? Addressing a flashpoint issue in our schools today, this book explores core epistemological differences between proponents of intelligent design and evolutionary scientists, as well as the critical role of epistemological beliefs in learning science. Preeminent scholars in these areas report empirical research and/or make a theoretical contribution, with a particular emphasis on the controversy over whether intelligent design deserves to be considered a science alongside Darwinian evolution. This pioneering book coordinates and provides a complete picture of the intersections in the study of evolution, epistemology, and science education, in order to allow a deeper understanding of the intelligent design vs. evolution controversy. This is a very timely book for teachers and policy makers who are wrestling with issues of how to teach biology and evolution within a cultural context in which intelligent design has been and is likely to remain a challenge for the foreseeable future.
Author : Matt Young,Taner Edis
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 081353433X
Historically, religious scriptures are defined as holy texts that are considered to be beyond the abilities of the layperson to interpret. Their content is most frequently analyzed by clerics who do not question the underlying political or social implications of the text, but use the writing to convey messages to their congregations about how to live a holy existence. In Western society, moreover, what counts as scripture is generally confined to the Judeo-Christian Bible, leaving the voices of minorities, as well as the holy texts of faiths from Africa and Asia, for example, unheard. In this innovative collection of essays that aims to turn the traditional bible-study definition of scriptures on its head, Vincent L. Wimbush leads an in-depth look at the social, cultural, and racial meanings invested in these texts. Contributors hail from a wide array of academic fields and geographic locations and include such noted academics as Susan Harding, Elisabeth Shussler Fiorenza, and William L. Andrews. Purposefully transgressing disciplinary boundaries, this ambitious book opens the door to different interpretations and critical orientations, and in doing so, allows an ultimately humanist definition of scriptures to emerge."
Author : John Brockman
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307426406
Evolutionary science lies at the heart of a modern understanding of the natural world. Darwin’s theory has withstood 150 years of scientific scrutiny, and today it not only explains the origin and design of living things, but highlights the importance of a scientific understanding in our culture and in our lives. Recently the movement known as “Intelligent Design” has attracted the attention of journalists, educators, and legislators. The scientific community is puzzled and saddened by this trend–not only because it distorts modern biology, but also because it diverts people from the truly fascinating ideas emerging from the real science of evolution. Here, join fifteen of our preeminent thinkers whose clear, accessible, and passionate essays reveal the fact and power of Darwin’s theory, and the beauty of the scientific quest to understand our world.
Author : John Bellamy Foster,Brett Clark,Richard York
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131671179
A critique of religious dogma historically provides the basis for rational inquiry into the physical and social world. Critique of Intelligent Design is a key to understanding the forces of irrationalism that seek to undermine the natural and social sciences.
Author : Jonathan Wells
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781596980136
A non-technical analysis of the controversial culture war over Darwin versus intelligent design states that there is no irrefutable evidence supporting Darwinism, argues that Darwin-based theories that are taught in school are not fact-based, and reveals how scientists at major universities believe in intelligent design. Original.
Author : Stuart Pullen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : 9780976639404
This volume examines issues associated with chemical evolution, the origin of life, and the evolution of molecular knowledge. It develops statistical models to describe the evolution of the first genes and proteins, but the fact that naturalistic laws fail to explain the origin of life implies that life was created.
Author : Christopher Carlisle, M.Div,W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781436294140
An objective overview of the biggest controversy in American education. Intelligent Design is one of the hottest issues facing parents and educators to day, but it can be hard to separate the facts from the heated rhetoric. This expert and objective guide gets to the bottom of the questions: What is Intelligent Design? Should it replace or complement traditional science? What's all the fuss about? * Explains the terms, the controversy, and the involvement of the American courts * Indispensable guide for concerned educators and parents * Written by an expert in the field
Author : Robert T. Pennock
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780262661249
The last decade saw the arrival of a new player in the creation/evolution debate—the intelligent design creationism (IDC) movement, whose strategy is to act as "the wedge" to overturn Darwinism and scientific naturalism. This anthology of writings by prominent creationists and their critics focuses on what is novel about the new movement. It serves as a companion to Robert Pennock's Tower of Babel, in which he criticizes the wedge movement, as well as other new varieties of creationism. The book contains articles previously published in specialized, hard-to-find journals, as well as new contributions. Each section contains introductory background information, articles by influential creationists and their critics, and in some cases responses by the creationists. The discussions cover IDC as a political movement, IDC's philosophical attack on evolution, the theological debate over the apparent conflict between evolution and the Bible, IDC's scientific claims, and philosopher Alvin Plantinga's critique of naturalism and evolution. The book concludes with Pennock's "Why Creationism Should Not Be Taught in the Public Schools."
Author : Robert B. Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X030256627
Leading intellectuals debate and explain the controversy over Intelligent Design in this text that explores the scientific, religious, and philosophical facets of the debate in a balanced, fair, and open-minded format.