The cultures of creationism : anti-evolutionism in English-speaking countries / edited by Simon Coleman and Leslie Carlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coleman, Simon, 1963-

Carlin, Leslie, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creationism--English-speaking countries--Congresses.

Creationism.

English-speaking countries.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xv, 195 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]

Contents:

Introduction: The Cultures of Creationism: Shifting Boundaries of Belief, Knowledge and Nationhood / Simon Coleman, Leslie Carlin 1

1 The Context of Creationism in Darwin's England / David Knight 29

2 Creationist Discourse and the Management of Political-legal Argumentation: Comparing Britain and the USA / Simon Locke 45

3 Creationism, American-Style: Ideology, Tactics and Rhetoric in a Social Movement / Francis Harrold, Raymond Eve, John Taylor 67

4 Creationism in Canada / John Barker 85

5 Creationists and Their Critics in Australia: An Autonomous Culture or 'the USA with Kangaroos'? / Ronald L. Numbers 109

6 Anti-Evolutionism in the Antipodes: From Protesting Evolution to Promoting Creationism in New Zealand / Ronald L. Numbers, John Stenhouse 125

7 The Politics of Indigenous 'Creationism' in Australia / Robert Layton 145

8 Creationism among Young People in Kenya and Britain / Peter Fulljames, Leslie Francis 165

9 The New Creationism: Its Philosophical Dimension / Michael Ruse 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

075460912X

OCLC:

51867865