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

by Vine Deloria Jr.

Hardcover, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

BL262 .D37

Publication

Fulcrum Publishing (2002), 320 pages

Description

Using the tension between evolutionists and creationists in Kansas in the late 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.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Vero-unua
Native American spiritual elder offers his critiques of both Biblical Creationism and the Theory of Evolution, concluding in favour of an Aboriginal interpretation of the world's origins. Unfortunately, his sources for both evolution and creationism seem to originate exclusively from creationist
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literature and so, although he is able to insightfully pick out many of the flaws in creationism, his critiques of science on the other hand merely regurgitate those of the creationists themselves.
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LibraryThing member sparemethecensor
I am a strong proponent of people reading two of Deloria's other works, Custer Died For Your Sins and Red Earth White Lies. Whether or not you agree with his philosophy, these books are insightful, thought-provoking, and illuminating of underrepresented ideas that bolster all of our views on the
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world. I didn't find the same level of thought (philosophically or pragmatically) in this book. With limited hours in the day, I suggest people focus on his classics, his magnum opus, instead. Engage with his work as a whole - he is a thinker worth engaging.
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Language

Original language

English

ISBN

1555911595 / 9781555911591

UPC

757739015958

Barcode

34662002001256
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