Law, Darwinism, and Public Education: The Establishment Clause and the Challenge of Intelligent Design

by Francis J. Beckwith

Book Overview

In 1987, in Edwards v. Aguillard, the United States Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional a Louisiana statute requiring the state's public schools to teach creationism if evolution is taught and to teach evolution if creationism is taught. It was a serious blow to creationism in public schools, but a new movement since then has kept the debate alive. That new movement is 'Intelligent Design.' Should Intelligent Design be taught in schools? In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742514315
• ISBN13: 9780742514317
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"