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Description : Here's the book that has rocked the scientific--and Christian--establishment.Phillip Johnson's critique of Darwinian evolution touched off explosions among scientists and theologians almost from the day of its publication in 1992. The volatile debate was at first carried on in academic journals and in magazines like
Nature and
Scientific American. It even engaged the attention of leading evolutionists like Nobel Laureate physicist Steven Weinberg and prominent naturalist Stephen Jay Gould. Johnson was invited to debate several of his opponents at universities across the country. And he was himself the subject of debate: Michael Ruse, author of
Darwinism Defended, spoke at an annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the topic "Nonliteralist Anti-Evolutionism: The Case of Phillip Johnson."
Darwin on Trial also shook up theistic evolutionists. William Hasker (Huntington College, Indiana) in the
Christian Scholar's Review, Howard Van Till (Calvin College, Michigan) in
First Things and Owen Gingerich (Harvard Center for Astrophysics) in
Perspectives on Science & the Christian Faith all published their critiques of
Darwin on Trial.
Clearly, Johnson's arguments have been taken seriously by Darwinists of every sort. And though at first the mainstream press seemed to be out of earshot (except for reviews in
Publisher's Weekly and
The National Review ), news of
Darwin on Trial eventually reached wider audiences. Last summer, Johnson appeared with William F. Buckley on
Firing Line. And in May 1995 he was interviewed on the PBS telecast
In the Beginning: The Creationist Controversy with Randall Balmer. These and other indications of expanding interest in his critique is good news for all who wish to bring the debate over Darwinism into the bright light of day.
"Darwin on Trial is unquestionably the best critique of Darwinism I have ever read. Professor Johnson combines a broad knowledge of biology with the incisive logic of a leading legal scholar to deliver a brilliant and devastating attack on the whole edifice of Darwinian belief." Michael Denton, molecular biologist "This cogent, succinct inquiry cuts like a knife through neo-Darwinist assumptions." Publishers Weekly "Very impressive in its examination of scientific evidence on its own terms. It is careful, scrupulously fair, and consistent in its application of the rules (and the spirit of the rules) of evidence. Johnson argues that naturalist evolution is not based on a fair assesment of the scientific evidence. He concludes that evolution is not only unproven, but contrary to the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence. Evolution is another kind of fundamentalism. This is a very well written book. Professor Johnson's approach is calm, but his arguments have a quiet urgency that prove to be compelling to the intelligent reader. His case is invigorating and persuasive." The Appellate Practice Journal and Update
