Gathering Intelligence on Intelligent Design

Where Did It Come From, Where Is It Going, and How Should Progressives Manage It

Bibliographic Data

ID11366180
AuthorsAmy J Binder (0009-0003-9389-1526, University of California San Diego, corresponding author), Amy Binder
Year2007
Volume113
Issue4
Pages549-576
Publication date2007-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/518488
OpenAlexW2112333161
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited40

This article analyzes the newest front in the creationist battle: intelligent design. I demonstrate how reactions to this challenge can be productively examined using social movements concepts in the area of repression, or protest control, arguing that vigorous repression of challenger demands often leads to a growing sense of solidarity and moral obligation among challenging groups like creationists. Following this discussion of movement dynamics, I explore the question of how students might actually be affected if intelligent design were to be minimally incorporated into school curricula in an era when science has enormous cultural authority. I conclude with four prescriptive proposals that progressives might consider for responding to future creationist challenges

Battle · Creationism · Curriculum · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Intelligent design · Obligation · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Solidarity · Engineering · Evolution and Science Education · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Law · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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