Title: Using Galileo to Teach Darwin: A Developmental and Historical Approach
Abstract: I n the spring of 2003, I was asked to create and teach an upper division general education course entitled “Science and Christianity,” an interdisciplinary course I team-taught with biologist Eugene Dunkley and psychologist James Zahniser.1 Since my own area of expertise is in the history of philosophy and the intersection of science and Christianity, I was selected to lead the team through the portion of the course that considered the historic conflicts between faith and science. As we prepared the course, we realized that in teaching Darwinian theories of evolution, we would encounter resistance because it has the potential to cause distress among students, parents, faculty, and administrators at Christian colleges. Theories of evolution, it is assumed, challenge Christian views of creation—and maybe more importantly—the idea that the Bible is the uniquely inspired word of God.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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