Jul 29, 2025 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Vaxxers, Climate Change, Conspiracy Theories, Creation Museum, Creationism, Culture War, Isis Journal, Jenna Scaramanga, K.L. Marshall, Michael Reiss, QAnon, Scientific Creationism, Scopes Trial, Young Earth Creationism |
by Susan Trollinger and William Trollinger We are pleased to announce that our article, “From Creationism to QAnon: Answers in Genesis and the Culture Wars,” has been published in the June issue of Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society. Below is an excerpt...
Jul 22, 2025 | Answers in Genesis, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, Biblical Literalism, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conservative Evangelicals, COVID Denial, Creation Ministries International, Discovery Institute, Evangelical Rhetoric, Global Warming, John MacArthur, Little Ice Age, Man-made Climate Change, Paul Braterman, Science, Skeptical Science |
by Paul Braterman Paul Braterman is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of North Texas, and Honorary Research Fellow (formerly Reader) at the University of Glasgow. His research has involved topics related to the early Earth and the origins of life, and...
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by Edward B. Davis Edward B. (“Ted”) Davis, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Messiah University, writes about Christianity and science in the Scientific Revolution and modern America. His new book, Protestant Modernist Pamphlets: Science and Religion in...
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by William Trollinger and Susan Trollinger Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at The Conversation. We are grateful to the editors to republish it here. The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law...
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by William Trollinger Placard image via Slideserve. Last Friday Ken Ham — sadly and emotionally — tweeted his concern about evangelical leaders whose inconsistent approach to the Bible is leading folks to abandon the faith: It’s our contention that...
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by Susan Trollinger and William Trollinger Teacher John Scopes (left), and crowds outside the Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee. Image via The Vintage News. Here we are, at the centenary of the Scopes Trial. And last week was very much a Scopes week. On Tuesday...
