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Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul

by Edward Humes

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What should we teach our children about where we come from?

Is evolution a lie or good science?

Is it incompatible with faith?

Have scientists really detected evidence of a creator in nature?

From bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes comes a dramatic story of faith, science, and courage unlike any since the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. Monkey Girl takes you behind the scenes of the recent war on evolution in Dover, Pennsylvania, when the town's school board decision to confront the controversy head-on thrust its students, then the entire community, onto the front lines of America's culture wars. Told from the perspectives of all sides of the battle, it is a riveting true story about an epic court case on the teaching of "intelligent design," and what happens when science and religion collide.

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From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Humes comes an in-depth examination of the contentious evolution vs. intelligent design debate in American public schools.
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About the Author

Edward Humes is the author of nine critically acclaimed nonfiction books. A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism and a PEN Award, he is a writer-at-large for Los Angeles Magazine. He lives in California.
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ISBN:
9780060885496
Subtitle:
Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul
Author:
Humes, Edward
Author:
by Edward Humes
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Life Sciences - Evolution
Subject:
Religion & Science
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Kitzmiller, Tammy
Subject:
Evolution (Biology)
Copyright:
2008
Series Volume:
Evolution, Education
Publication Date:
March 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
380
Dimensions:
8.06x5.66x.99 in. .73 lbs.
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