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Creationism
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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1997
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Creationism. 1. The view that the universe and all things in it were created directly by God and are not the result of a long evolutionary process, in contrast to the theory of evolution associated with Charles Darwin. The immediate ancestry of creationism can be found in the inter-war attempts of fundamentalists to get state laws passed which would ban the teaching of evolution in public schools. These attempts received a set-back in the Scopes trial in Tennessee (1925): John Scopes was convicted for teaching Darwin's theory, but the conviction was later overturned. Creationism emerged more specifically in the 1960s when creationists demanded equal time for the teaching of creationism (hence the importance of insisting on the equal validity of both as theories). The Creation Research Society supports the publication of creation science papers, but these have not been recognized as serious science outside the movement.
2. The view that God creates a soul for each human being, in contrast to pre-existence (that souls pre-exist bodies and enter into them) and traducianism (that souls generate souls as and when bodies generate bodies).
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Creationism should be tackledin science lessons, schools told
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...Editor The controversy over whether creationism should be addressed in science lessons...of Education, argued that a rise in creationism was making it increasingly difficult...Schools and Families yesterday - that creationism has "no place" in the science curriculum...
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Should creationism be taught in schools?(Features)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 9/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...can it be taught in science classes? Creationism is the belief that the world, universe...this would mean God. One form of creationism says that the story in Genesis should...bridges a gap between science and creationism. ID suggests our creation is explained...
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Why is creationism on the rise, and does it have a place in education?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/12/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Society, made the case for bringing creationism back into the classroom. And a recent...intelligent design - sometimes described as "creationism in a cheap tuxedo" - attempts to strip...beginning of the universe. Why is teaching creationism controversial? Many who oppose creationism...
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Creationism 'should be discussed in class'.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...teachers should be ready to discuss creationism with their pupils, a leading scientist...UK's science academy - said banning creationism from the classroom could backfire at...reaction from fellow scientists, who said creationism had no place in science classes. Creationists...
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A biblical critque of creationism
Magazine article from: Journal of Geoscience Education; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Creationism, supported even by some scientifically informed...design is only the most recent attempt to give creationism scientific credence. Scientists typically argue that creationism is religion masquerading as science, but this...
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CREATIONISM A THEORY AS OLD AS ADAM AND EVE.(RELIGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/29/1995; 700+ words
; ...recently sponsored its first seminar on creationism and attracted nearly 7,000 people...were 3,600 children. In general, creationism is the belief that the world is the...evolution is taught as a fact, and that creationism gets no equal time in the classroom...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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CREATIONISM EVOLVES INTO A BIGGER THEORY SULTAN SCHOOL BOARD TO VOTE ON TEACHING IT.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 4/12/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...The emotional arguments about teaching creationism in Sultan likely will be coming to many...the 1925 Scopes trial. ``Scientific creationism'' or ``intelligent design'' are...of evolution. Including some form of creationism in the science curriculum has been discussed...
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CREATIONISM IN THE BIOLOGY CLASSROOM: What Do Teachers Teach & How Do They Teach It?
Magazine article from: The American Biology Teacher; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Moore, 2002a-c, 2004, a-b), creationism remains overwhelmingly popular with...very rapidly" (Anonymous, 1966). Creationism also remains surprisingly popular among...biology teachers in public schools teach creationism (Eve & Harrold, 1991; Trani...
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Twenty questions: what have the courts said about the teaching of evolution and creationism in public schools?(Education)
Magazine article from: BioScience; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...associated with the teaching of evolution and creationism in public schools. An understanding...about the teaching of evolution and creationism. Such an understanding can also be...colleagues. Keywords: court decisions, creationism, evolution, science education...
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Cleric-biologist backs teaching creationism.(PAGE ONE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/20/2008; 700+ words
; ...circles by campaigning to teach creationism, along with evolution and the...theory in science classrooms. Creationism, an issue that has triggered...scientists - by proposing that creationism has the right to a place in school...
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Creationism
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Creationism The meaning of the term creationism has varied greatly over time. In the history of Christian...For the purposes of this entry, the term theological creationism designates the basic belief, held by members of many religious...
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creationism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
creationism or creation science, belief in the...see fundamentalism ). Advocates of creationism have campaigned to have it taught in...Arkansas law requiring the teaching of creationism, holding it to be religious in nature...
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Looking to the Bible
Book article from: American Decades
...challenged by creationists. Advocates of creationism, almost exclusively evangelical and...even there it was controversial. But creationism burst into public consciousness in 1972...fundamentalist Christian parents that creationism should be taught alongside theories...
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Evolution and Creation Science
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
...the earth and its species. The terms creationism and creation science are used in both...Supreme Court held invalid Louisiana's Creationism Act, which forbade the teaching of...the point of view of those opposed to creationism, the dispute concerns reason and unreason...
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Language and Violence
Book article from: American Decades
...accountable. Efforts to promote "scientific creationism" began in the 1960s. Creationists...balanced treatment" to scientific creationism. This too was struck down in 1987 in...evolution nor required the teaching of creationism, but simply left the subject out of...
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