Read a Feb. 2, 2005, New York Times story about teachers shying away from teaching evolution in public school classrooms because of controversy over science teachings. The story is posted by the Common Dreams News Center.

Read Catholic Cardinal Christoph Schonborn’s article about the battle between neo-Darwinism’s evolutionary theory and the Catholic Church’s steady faith in ‘intelligent design.’

Read a July 29, 2005, National Catholic Reporter story, “Catholic experts urge caution in evolution debate.”

Aug. 1, 2005, Associated Press story about President Bush’s support for teaching intelligent design along side evolution in public schools. It’s posted by MSNBC.

Nov. 8, 2005, The Washington Post story about the Kansas School Board’s vote that doubts about evolution theory must be taught in the classroom.

Dec. 21, 2005, Aljazeera article about the Kitzmiller v. Dover decision made by the U.S court concerning evolution and intelligent design in public schools.

Charles Robert Pinches is a professor of theology and religious studies at the University of Scranton, Pa. He has written about Christian approaches to animal well-being.

The Rev. John Lundin is a Protestant minister. He has studied Buddhist practice in depth and is interested in using it to help others deepen their own religious practice, whether Christian, Jewish or Buddhist. He is co-author of The New Mandala: Eastern Wisdom for Western Living — a book on Buddhism for Christians — with the Dalai Lama.

Aubrey M. Malphurs, senior professor of leadership pastoral ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary. He wrote Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal (Baker Books, 2004).