Darwin's Dead Idea and the Man Who Helped Kill It: An Interview with William Dembski

In response to probing questions from Dr. James Barham about his growing up years, conversion to Christian faith, academic background and his role in the development of intelligent design theory, William Dembski provides a brief but surprisingly thorough autobiography. Readers learn about his formative childhood and adolescent experiences, his intellectual journey toward faith, and the scientific gaps in Darwinian theory, particularly natural selection, that compelled this scientist and mathematician to investigate and question reigning origins theories, even at the cost of career advancement. In her Foreword and Afterword, Linda Montgomery Buell offers a long-term perspective on intelligent design theory and the state of the current debate.… (more)