Christ and Darwin: a PBS series and a New York review of books essayist fail to take seriously the work of leading figures in the field of religion and science. (Back to the evolution wars?).

From: The Christian Century | Date: January 2, 2002| Author: Pope, Stephen J. | Copyright information

EVOLUTION CONTINUES to be a hot topic in the U.S. and commentators invariably see it as a subject at odds with religious belief. Consider, for example, the recent seven-part series on PBS titled Evolution, which covered a broad range of topics from the earliest beginnings of life through hominid evolution to contemporary culture. The concluding segment asks, "What about God?"

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