Edited by William A. Dembski with contributions by Michael Behe, David Berlinski, Phillip Johnson, J. P. Moreland, Hugh Ross, and others.
For over a century, the scientific establishment has ignored challenges to the theory of evolution. But in the last decade such complacency about its scientific and philosophical foundations has been shaken. As cracks in the Darwinian edifice have begun to appear, many are asking whether a defensible alternative exists.
In response to this growing crisis, a monument has emerged among scholars exploring the possibility of intelligent design as an explanatory theory in scientific descriptions of the universe. As Michael Behe has proposed in his landmark Darwin's Black Box, at the cellular level there appears to be a high level of irreducible complexity that suggests design.
In this book, Behe is joined by eighteen other expert academics trained in mathematics, mechanical engineering, philosophy, physical anthropology, physics, astrophysics, biology, ecology and evolutionary biology to investigate the prospects for this emerging school of thought. Challenging the reigning ideology of materialistic naturalism. On both scientific and philosophical grounds, these scholars press the case for a radical rethinking of established evolutionary assumptions.
- "This book shows the robustness of the emerging design paradigm and demonstrates that it is a workable research program across a broad range of disciplines. A great introduction to this exciting new movement." Chuck Colson
- "This collection not only brings one up to date on a vital issue, but it is so stimulating that it should lead to more groundbreaking investigations." Diogenes Allen Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Princeton Theological Seminary
- "Mere Creation goes far beyond the limitations of classical natural theology,…and it effectively cuts off at the knees the misguided notion of creative evolution…This book, which requires rigorous thinking on every page, is essential reading for the contemporary Christian discussion with science. Skip this volume at your own risk." Patrick Henry Reardon Senior Editor, Touchstone
Paperback, 475 pages, indexed
Published 1998 |
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