Darwin Strikes Back: Defending the
Science of Intelligent Design by
Thomas Woodward
The Bankruptcy Of Evolutionary Theory
The debate between proponents of Darwinism and those of Intelligent
Design has reached the status of a full-scale public battle. With stories of
qualifying statements about evolution in public school textbooks and the
recent 70th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey trial in the news, the
question about our origins will not be put to rest. Following up his award-
winning Doubts about Darwin, Thomas Woodward traces the continuing
saga of the ID movement in Darwin Strikes Back. Focusing on the
emerging key players on both sides--Michael Behe, William Dembski,
Kenneth Miller, Robert Pennock, and more--Woodward helps readers
navigate the tangled maze of public debate, including anti-ID activism from
Christians, and shows them what might be coming next.

Personal Review: Darwin Strikes Back: Defending the Science
of Intelligent Design by Thomas Woodward
Ever since Stephen Gould reacted in a domineering manner to full public
view in his diatribe against Phillip Johnson at the Campion meeting in
1989, evolutionists have used their superior social and economic position
to maintain a scientific hegemony in American society. Given inquiring
minds, this situation cannot continue forever. Any sector of society in
charge of leading human institutions that can be demonstrated to be more
involved with maintaining the status quo for its own particular interests
rather than managing it well, more involved with closing off inquiry than
expanding and enlightening it, more involved with promoting group
paranoia with an eye to subjugate certain people than promoting honest,
open intellectual dialog, and more involved with conspiring to withold the
truth about its own actions than ethically monitoring and regulating them
for the greater social good is no better than the KKK, McCarthyism, or
Stalin. That sector should be assumed to be involved in the act of tyranny--
in this case the intellectual subjugation of American society.
This book is an honest, open analysis of the situation. I use it as one of
my sources for an expose of a serious injustice that is continuing
unrestrained out in the open in our society. It is an excellent historical
contribution--an even-handed treatment--much better than the one-sided,
narrow-minded evolution books on the topic in my opinion. Woodward and
Dembski (in the foreword)are both excellent writers and Woodward is a
superb historian in general(as unbiased as anyone can be in an area of
professional interest). I was a history graduate student for one semester
before turning to anthropology studies and have read much worse
accounts from famous American historians. I particularly like Woodward's
presentation style. It makes the book an enjoyable, satisfying read. You
will enjoy reading this book if you are either professionally interested in the
history of the intelligent design movement or personally curious about it. If
you are of either persuasion, it is currently the best tome out there on the
topic in my view. I recommend you get it and read it today.
For More 5 Star Customer Reviews and Lowest Price:
Darwin Strikes Back: Defending the Science of Intelligent Design by Thomas Woodward
5 Star Customer Reviews and Lowest Price!