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God's own scientists : creationists in a secular world / Christopher P. Toumey

Toumey, Christopher P., 1949-

New Brunswick, N.J : Rutgers University Press, c1994

Online Ressource (xi, 289 p.) : ill.

Englisch

1. Scientific authority : Mister Fossil comes to RaleighCreationism and scientific authority. 2. The national creationist movement : The renaissance of creationism -- Moral interpretations of evolution -- Evolution and secular humanism -- The core of scientific creationism: organizations and ideologies -- Other creationist stances on scientific authority. 3. Creationism in North Carolina : Fifty years of creationism and evolution in North Carolina -- Modern creation-evolution controversies in North Carolina -- Intertia and centrifuge: the paradox of sectarian support -- A creationist study group -- Scientists and engineers -- Social and ideological outlines of creationism in North Carolina -- Reflections.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-279) and index. - Description based on print version record

Print version: God's own scientists

0-585-02179-1 (electronic bk.); 978-0-585-02179-9 ( : electronic bk.)

0-8135-2043-6 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 0-8135-2044-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 42328874     

OCoLC: 42328874 (aus SWB)     

Online-Ausg.

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BS651

306.631765 ; 306.6/31765     Ähnliche Literatur

bisacsh: SOC039000 ; bisacsh: SOC 039000

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Electronic books / Church history ; North Carolina ; United States ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion ; Church history ; Creationism

1. Scientific authority : Mister Fossil comes to Raleigh -- Creationism and scientific authority. 2. The national creationist movement : The renaissance of creationism -- Moral interpretations of evolution -- Evolution and secular humanism -- The core of scientific creationism: organizations and ideologies -- Other creationist stances on scientific authority. 3. Creationism in North Carolina : Fifty years of creationism and evolution in North Carolina -- Modern creation-evolution controversies in North Carolina -- Intertia and centrifuge: the paradox of sectarian support -- A creationist study group -- Scientists and engineers -- Social and ideological outlines of creationism in North Carolina -- Reflections.