Creation and the Courts (With Never Before Published Testimony from the "Scopes II" Trial)

Eighty Years of Conflict in the Classroom and the Courtroom

Norman L. Geisler

• Publisher: Crossway
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN: 9781581348361
• eBook ISBN: 9781433519604
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Theology

With the explosion of the Intelligent Design movement, many Americans are once again forced to take sides in the long-standing battle between creation and evolution. Yet many feel inadequately educated on the judicial process of this battle.

In Creation and the Courts, Norman Geisler offers a behind-the-scenes look at the testimonies and arguments of the prosecution and defense of the major creation versus evolution court battles. Geisler offers a compelling look at the erosion of Christian influence in America's public schools. Creation and the Courts encourages readers to learn from the past judicial fights and to take their rightful places in the battle. These conflicts in today's classrooms and courtrooms must continue to be fought, and anyone willing to be a soldier must be equipped with the knowledge found in this book.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Endorsements
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1: The Scopes Trial (1925)
• 2: The Epperson Supreme Court Ruling (1968)
• 3: The McLean Trial (1982)
• 4: The Testimony They Refused to Transcribe
• 5: The Edwards Supreme Court Ruling (1987)
• 6: Scalia’s Dissenting Opinion in the Edwards Case (1987)
• 7: The Dover Case (2005)
• 8: Should Creation Be Taught as Science in Public Schools?
• 9: Lessons to Be Learned
• Appendix 1: Secular Media Coverage of the McLean Trial
• Appendix 2: Christian Media Coverage of the McLean Trial
• Appendix 3: My Christianity Today Article on the McLean Trial
• Appendix: 4 ACLU Mockery of Creationist Beliefs
• Appendix 5: The Webster Case
• Appendix 6: Only Two Views of Origin Events
• Bibliography
• Back Cover