EVOLUTIONISM AND CREATIONISM IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA: A CASE-STUDY IN THE SCIENCE VERSUS RELIGION DEBATE
EVOLUTIONISM AND CREATIONISM IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA: A CASE-STUDY IN THE SCIENCE VERSUS RELIGION DEBATE

Summary/Abstract: Since Charles Darwin published his controversial book The Origin of Species in 1859, and the theory of “common ancestry and descent with modification” severely clashed with the dogmatic position of the Christian Church concerning the origin and history of life on Earth, the conflict between evolutionists and creationists has continuously thrived all over Europe and the United States of America. In this paper I seek to illustrate the complexity of the issue starting from the main historical phases of the dispute recorded during the last century in the United States of America. Then I will address the intricate background and some of the reasons why it has become so delicate and controversial, stressing on the variety of the positions involved. In the last part, I will see what this particular debate brings to the general understanding of how evolutionary science and theistic religion stand one in respect to another in contemporary society.

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