| Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul Contributor(s): Humes, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060885491 ISBN-13: 9780060885496 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Humes comes an in-depth examination of the contentious evolution vs. intelligent design debate in American public schools. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Religion | Religion & Science |
| Dewey: 231.765 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.66" W x 8.06" (0.73 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What should we teach our children about where we come from? From bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes comes a dramatic story of faith, science, and courage unlike any since the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. Monkey Girl takes you behind the scenes of the recent war on evolution in Dover, Pennsylvania, when the town's school board decision to confront the controversy head-on thrust its students, then the entire community, onto the front lines of America's culture wars. Told from the perspectives of all sides of the battle, it is a riveting true story about an epic court case on the teaching of intelligent design, and what happens when science and religion collide. |
Contributor Bio(s): Humes, Edward: - Edward Humes is the author of ten critically acclaimed nonfiction books, including Eco Barons, Monkey Girl, Over Here, School of Dreams, Baby E.R., Mean Justice, No Matter How Loud I Shout, and the bestseller Mississippi Mud. He has received the Pulitzer Prize for his journalism and numerous awards for his books. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and Sierra. He lives in California. |