Creationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States : A Sociology of Conflict

This book deals with professional creationist and anti-creationist organizations in America, and describes how the “conflict between science and religion” is the result of the interaction between these two groups. Kaden retraces their history from the 1960s onwards and identifies crucial turning points that led to new forms of creationism and anti-creationism. He explains their strategies, labels and arguments as effects of this history and structure. Taking a field theoretical approach, the book avoids problems of prior creationism research, making it possible to identify the mechanisms through which creationism generates new strategies, arguments, and media output. The field model is used as an interpretive tool to make sense of some of the most important creationist and anti-creationist publications and media statements. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Tom Kaden)....Pages 1-6 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Creationist Positions (Tom Kaden)....Pages 9-20 Creationist Organizations and Their Activities (Tom Kaden)....Pages 21-46 Anti-Creationist Positions, Organizations and Their Actions (Tom Kaden)....Pages 47-66 Front Matter ....Pages 67-67 Themes and Problems of Creationism Research (Tom Kaden)....Pages 69-85 Theory of the Creationist/Anti-Creationist Conflict (Tom Kaden)....Pages 87-118 Front Matter ....Pages 119-119 Creationist and Anti-Creationist Views on the History of their Conflict (Tom Kaden)....Pages 121-139 Creationist and Anti-Creationist Views on the Order of Their Conflict (Tom Kaden)....Pages 141-153 Creationist and Anti-Creationist Exemplar Constructs (Tom Kaden)....Pages 155-165 Conclusion (Tom Kaden)....Pages 167-169 Back Matter ....Pages 171-205 This book deals with professional creationist and anti-creationist organizations in America, and describes how the "conflict between science and religion" is the result of the interaction between these two groups. It retraces their history from the 1960s onwards, and identifies crucial turning points that led to new forms of creationism and anti-creationism. It explains their strategies, labels and arguments as effects of this history and structure. Taking a field theoretical approach, the book avoids problems of prior creationism research, making it possible to identify the mechanisms through which creationism generates new strategies, arguments, and media output. The field model is used as an interpretive tool to make sense of some of the most important creationist and anti-creationist publications and media statements.-- Provided by publisher This book deals with professional creationist and anti-creationist organizations in America, and describes how the zconflict between science and religiony is the result of the interaction between these two groups. It retraces their history from the 1960s onwards, and identifies crucial turning points that led to new forms of creationism and anti-creationism. It explains their strategies, labels and arguments as effects of this history and structure. Taking a field theoretical approach, the book avoids problems of prior creationism research, making it possible to identify the mechanisms through which creationism generates new strategies, arguments, and media output. The field model is used as an interpretive tool to make sense of some of the most important creationist and anti-creationist publications and media statements