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In the Beginning: Fundamentalism, the Scopes Trial, and the Making of the Antievolution Movement (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series)
Michael Lienesch
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Paperback. Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design, this title analyzes the creationism movement, one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century. It tells the story of the 1925 Scopes 'monkey' trial and reinterprets its meaning. Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
This title presents the political origins of the creationist movement. Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes the creationism movement, one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century. With fresh insights, Lienesch retells the story of the 1925 Scopes 'monkey' trial and reinterprets its meaning. In tracking the movement from that time to today, he explores the rise of creation science in the 1960s, the alliance with the New Christian Right in the 1980s, and the development of the theory of ... Read more
This title presents the political origins of the creationist movement. Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes the creationism movement, one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century. With fresh insights, Lienesch retells the story of the 1925 Scopes 'monkey' trial and reinterprets its meaning. In tracking the movement from that time to today, he explores the rise of creation science in the 1960s, the alliance with the New Christian Right in the 1980s, and the development of the theory of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807861912
SKU
V9780807861912
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About Michael Lienesch
Michael Lienesch is professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His previous books include Redeeming America: Piety and Politics in the New Christian Right (from the University of North Carolina Press).
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