Righting America at the Creation Museum
Welcome to the online home of Righting America at the Creation Museum. This site aims to extend scholarly conversations about topics related to creationism, fundamentalism, and the Christian Right in contemporary American culture. We have been studying the Creation Museum since 2008, asking questions about the museum and the larger enterprise of Answers in Genesis (including the Ark Encounter) as it pertains to Americans’ understandings of science, the Bible, and politics.
Our Reviews page provides links to online resources in which Righting America has received critical reception.
Our News & Events page highlights recent updates and features related to our academic and public presentations of our research behind the book.
Most important, the RACM Blog provides readers a forum for sustaining dialogue on our work.
We hope you will use the materials and media provided on our site to develop richer understandings of the arguments we make in Righting America at the Creation Museum.
RACM Blog Recent Posts
Additions to Ark Encounter—Will they be enough?
To attract new visitors and to tempt previous visitors, the creators of Ark Encounter have been designing and building new attractions.
read moreAn Ex-Fundamentalist Reflects on his Visit to the Creation Museum
My anger at the Creation Museum is not because it creates division and confusion but because it reminds me of how much work remains to be done within me.
read moreAn Ex-Fundamentalist Visits the Creation Museum
Despite the Museum’s attestations to the contrary, creationism is not about truth. Creationism is about salvation and Heaven and Hell.
read moreRecent Updates
Excerpt from Righting America featured at Utne Reader.
Utne Reader has posted an excerpt of the Introduction to Righting America at the Creation Museum.
Righting America reviewed in Free Inquiry
Wayne Trotta reviewed Righting America at the Creation Museum for the October/November issue of Free Inquiry, published by the Council for Secular Humanism. Read an excerpt here.
Righting America at the Creation Museum cited in Religion & Politics’ latest report on Ark Encounter
Tim Townsend’s critique of Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum features commentary from Susan and Bill Trollinger about their book, Righting America at the Creation Museum.