The evolution controversy in America /

For more than a hundred years there has been an almost continuous debate over the teaching of organic evolution in US public schools. The debate has included theologians, educators, and politicians. Following the debate a great deal of publicity ensued that caused a decline in the teaching of evolution in public schools for a while and led to the emergence of what has been labeled as "creation science." The Creationists demanded "balanced treatment" of creation theories and of evolution in the public schools, even though their efforts were declared to be unconstitutional in a number of cases in the federal courts. At the present time most persons of educated status consider the teaching of evolution by the public schools an optional, but desirable, subject to be included in the school's curriculum. Although a number of published studies have dealt with specific aspects of the debate, Webb's book represents the first complete historical survey of the topic. General; graduate through professional. J. M. Carpenter; University of Kentucky