Darwin’s Last Stand?

Summary by Tom Magnuson

The July/August issue of Touchstone deals with the Intelligent Design movement and its critique of Darwinism and the naturalistic approach to science and society. ID theorists argue that the universe and life could not have arisen in the way that Darwinism asserts.

The claim is that evolutionary scientists impose the philosophy of “naturalism” on the evidence so that the authority of science is invoked for a secular view of the world.

Touchstone wanted to offer readers an update on the development of the ID movement.

The July/August issue includes:

• Phillip Johnson, author of Darwin On Trial, reviews the ID movement’s progress and growth
• Jonathan Witt, a fellow of the Discovery Institute, reveals how Darwinists have led themselves astray by telling God what he can do
• Richard Weikart, author of From Darwin to Hitler, shows where Darwinism leads when applied to human life
• Edward Sisson, a lawyer and writer, shows how the scientific establishment uses lawyer’s tactics to promote Darwinism
• Jay Richards, vice-president of the Discovery Institute and co-author of The Privileged Planet, describes the state of the ID movement and makes some predictions for its future
• William Dembski, a research professor at Baylor and author of many books on ID theory, explains how to argue effectively against the Darwinists
• Carson Holloway, now writing a book on Darwinism and political theory, explains how truly religious are the atheists at The Skeptical Inquirer
• David Mills, the editor of Touchstone, offers the Christian answer to the secularists’ feeling of being alone in the universe
• Graeme Hunter, a professor of philosophy, gently ridicules the secularists who have taken to calling themselves “The Brights”
• Paul Nelson, Johnson, Witt, Richards, Dembski, and others answer a range of questions on ID and Darwinism in a forum-style exchange with the editors
• James Kushiner, Touchstone’s executive editor, reviews twelve recent books on Darwinism and ID

A copy of the July/August issue can be ordered through ARN by going to http://www.arn.org/arnproducts/books/b092.htm

File Date: 7.15.04

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