Creationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States A Sociology of
This book deals with professional creationist and anti-creationist organizations in America, and describes how the “conflict between science and religion” is the result of the interaction between these two groups. It retraces their history from the 1960s
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Creationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States A Sociology of Conflict
Creationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States
Tom Kaden
Creationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States A Sociology of Conflict
Tom Kaden Institute of Sociology Bayreuth University Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Original German edition published by Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2015 ISBN 978-3-319-99379-9 ISBN 978-3-319-99380-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99380-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018957078 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Acknowledgement
This book is based on my German Ph.D. thesis, which I completed at the University of Leipzig in 2014. The Ph.D. was supervised by Monika Wohlrab-Sahr and Thomas M. Schmidt, and I thank them for their support and advice on numerous occasions. Thanks to Ron Numbers for helpful advice on the first four chapters. Rob Glaser patiently proofread the manuscript and turned my translation into proper English. All remaining errors are, of course, mine.
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Contents
1 Introduction���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 Part I Creationist and Anti-Creationist Ideas and Organizations 2 Creationist Positions�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 2.1 Young Earth Creationism������������������������������������������������������������������ 10 2.1.1 Young Earth Creationism on Evolutionary Theory�������������� 11 2.2 Old Earth Creationism���������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 2.2.1 The Position o
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