“The Gentle Darwinians: What Darwin’s Champions Won’t Mention”
Read a March 9, 2007, essay in Commonweal about the legacy of Darwin’s controversial views on race and eugenics.
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“Science of the Soul? ‘I Think, Therefore I Am’ Is Losing Force
Read a June 26, 2007, New York Times essay on theology in the wake of discoveries about the brain and the evolution of morality.
“Darwinmania!”
Read a June 17, 2008, entry on The New York Times’ “Wild Side” blog by evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson titled “Darwinmania.”
“A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash”
Read an Aug. 23, 2008, New York Times story about a Florida high school teacher approaching the subject of evolution in his science class.
“The Latest Face of Creationism in the Classroom”
Scientific American’s January 2009 issue was dedicated to a discussion of the implications of Darwin and evolution.Read an article it included by the National Center for Science Education’s Glenn Branch and Eugenie Scott about teaching evolution in public schools.
“On Evolution, Biology Teachers Stray From Lesson Plan”
As this New York Times story reports, a study published in the January 2011 edition of Science magazine found that just 28 percent of biology teachers consistently teach the evidence for evolution; 13 percent explicitly advocate creationism.
“What Has Changed Since the First Evolution Weekend?”
Read a Feb. 11, 2011, column posted by the website Science + Religion Today about an increase in congregations embracing the observance of Evolution Weekend since it first started in 2006.
“Death Anxiety Shapes Views on Evolution”
Read “Death Anxiety Shapes Views on Evolution,” posted March 30, 2011, by the online magazine Miller-McCune.com.
“Evangelicals Question The Existence of Adam And Eve”
Read an Aug. 9, 2011, NPR story about the efforts of Evangelicals to reconcile religious doctrine with science.