Creationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States

A Sociology of Conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID6537448
AuthorsTom Kaden (corresponding author)
Year2018
Pages205
Publication date2018-09-21
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueCreationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-99380-5
OpenAlexW2891691654
ISBN9783319993799, 9783319993805
Open LibraryOL27764577M
LanguageEN
Citations received7

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 onwards, and identifies crucial turning points that led to new forms of creationism and anti-creationism. It explains their strategies, labels and arguments as effects of this history and structure. Taking a field theoretical approach, the book avoids problems of prior creationism research, making it possible to identify the mechanisms through which creationism generates new strategies, arguments, and media output. The field model is used as an interpretive tool to make sense of some of the most important creationist and anti-creationist publications and media statements

Creationism · Epistemology · Political science · Sociology · Evolution and Science Education · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Bible and science · Philosophy and religion · Religion and sociology

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