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100 1 _aCaudill, Edward.
245 1 0 _aIntelligently designed :
_bhow creationists built the campaign against evolution /
_cEdward Caudill.
264 1 _aUrbana, Chicago, and Springfield :
_bUniversity of Illinois Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c2013
300 _a1 online resource (216 pages)
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"Tracing the growth of creationism in America as a political movement as opposed to a science-religion issue, this book explains why anti-evolution, this peculiarly American phenomenon, has succeeded, as measured in terms of popular appeal. Conceiving the history of creationism as a strategic public relations campaign, it emphasizes ways that media have been used to spin creationism as a viable, even preferable, alternative to evolution. Understanding creationists' campaigns means understanding their popularity and appeal in American culture. Beginning with the rise of fundamentalism in the early 20th century, Edward Caudill traces the movement through the rest of the 20th and into the 21st century. He illustrates how the 1925 Scopes trial created the contours of the modern debate over evolution. Its primary combatants--Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan--became the celebrity representatives of opposing sides in the battle over teaching evolution in public schools. He then draws parallels between the media's role in the Scopes trial and subsequent political campaigns against evolution represented by Moral Majority of the 1980s, the 2005 cases in Kansas and Dover, PA, current anti-evolution politicians, such as Sara Palin and Mike Huckabee, and highlight creationism's recent gravitation toward museums and websites as a medium of communication. Caudill draws from media sources, trial transcripts, films, as well as the archives to highlight the importance of historical myth in popular culture, religion, and politics and situate this nearly century-old debate in American cultural history"--
_cProvided by publisher.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aCreationism
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology)
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity
_xHistory.
650 0 _aIntelligent design (Teleology)
_xHistory.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xChurch history
_y20th century.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aCaudill, Edward.
_tIntelligently designed : how creationists built the campaign against evolution.
_dUrbana, Chicago, and Springfield : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
_h200 page
_z9780252038013
_w(DLC)10774472
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3414297
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