Evolution and Religion in American Education shines a light into one of Americaâs dark educational corners, exposing the regressive pedagogy that can invade science classrooms when school boards and state overseers take their eyes off the ball. It sets out to examine the development of college studentsâ attitudes towards biological evolution through their lives. The fascinating insights provided by interviewing students about their world views adds up to a compelling case for additional scrutiny of the way young peopleâs educational experiences unfold as they considerâand indeed in some cases rejectâone of scienceâs strongest and most cogent theoretical constructs. Inevitably, open discussion and consideration of the theory of evolution can chip away at the mental framework constructed by Creationists, eroding the foundations of their faith. The conceptual battleground is so fraught with logical challenges to Creationist dogma that in a number of cases studentsâ exposure to such dangerous ideas is actively prevented. This book provides a detailed map of this astonishing struggle in todayâs Americaâa struggle many had thought was done and dusted with the onset of the Enlightenment.
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