Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock - Langdon Brown Gilkey - Paperback

Creationism on Trial is Langdon Gilkey's fascinating, blow-by-blow account of his experiences as a witness for the ACLU at the 1981 creationist trial in Little Rock, Arkansas. This courtroom drama between state-supported "creation science" fundamentalists and ACLU-supported scientists, theologians, and liberal teachers was an engrossing spectacle at the time and has been much talked about since. Gilkey, a renowned theological writer, brings to life principal characters and entertaining anecdotes from the trial and effortlessly translates the abstract religious concepts of the case into digestable language. Highlighted by a new introduction that takes into account recent directions in the creationism debate, this book will once again provoke discussion in classes of theology and religion.Gilkey, Langdon is the author of 'Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock - Langdon Brown Gilkey - Paperback' with ISBN 9780866837804 and ISBN 0866837809.