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Synopsis
This unique reference offers a discussion of the social and legal history behind the ongoing evolution versus creationism controversy.
Library Journal
More than 80 years after the Scopes Monkey Trial, advocates of creationism and of evolution by natural selection continue to do battle in U.S. legislatures and courtrooms and on school boards. Moore (biology, Univ. of Minnesota) here focuses on legal conflicts in U.S. state and federal courtrooms regarding this trial. He reviews four main courtroom battles, including Tennessee v. Scopes and Epperson v. Arkansas, carefully analyzing the religious and moral conflicts involved. After the case discussion, Moore provides biographies of key individuals in the evolution/ creationism controversy and a chronology of key events. His overview could be the starting point for further investigation of the legal issues underlying these battles, though it would have been improved by a greater development of the lawsuits' core ideas and their connection. Useful for some public libraries. Steven Puro, St. Louis Univ. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.