Evolution, Creationism, and Other Modern Myths: A Critical Inquiry

"I offer no comfort to religious fundamentalists or evolutionists...Both are passe and represent only a quarrel within the Western belief system, not an accurate rendering of Earth history." With this opening salvo, Vine Deloria Jr. launches a witty and erudite assault on the current state of evolutionary theory, science, and religion. Using the tension between evolutionists and creationists in Kansas in the 1990s as a focal point, Deloria takes Western science and religion to task, providing a critical assessment of the flaws and anomalies in each side's arguments. As he incorporates non-Western and Native American ideas, as well as the concept of "Intelligent Design," Deloria provides us with a framework to better understand our origins.

Author: Vine Deloria Jr
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.28w x 0.81d
ISBN13: 9781555914585
ISBN10: 1555914586
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies

About the Author
Vine Deloria Jr., is a leading Native American scholar whose research writings, and teaching have encompassed history, law, religious studies, and political science. He is the former executive director of the National Congress of American Indians. Named by Time magazine as one of the eleven greatest religious thinkers of the twentieth century, he is the author of numerous acclaimed books, including God is Red, Custer Died for Your Sins, Power and Place, and Red Earth, White Lies. Mr. Deloria lives in Golden, Colorado.