Taylor, Michael (Michael Hugh)
Summary: "When the twelve-year-old daughter of a British carpenter pulled some strange-looking bones from the country's southern shoreline in 1811, few people dared to question that the Bible told the accurate history of the world. But Mary Anning had in fact discovered the 'first' ichthyosaur, and over the next seventy-five years--as the science of paleontology developed, as Charles Darwin posited...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 231.7 TAYHam, Ken
Summary: "Discussions about "race" are too often confused with political correctness or cultural buzzwords. Using One Blood for Kids, parents can have this difficult conversation with children in a way they can understand."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Master Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 270.8 HAMCooper, Ben
Summary: Created Critters with Wings is a delightful look into the diversity of winged creatures and points both the reader and the listener to the One who designed them. The stunning illustrations with hidden bee images and the crafted rhyming verses help to engage young and old alike as they learn interesting facts about each animal and ultimately discover how we are all fearfully and wonderfully made.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Animal CooperForrest, Barbara
Contents: How the wedge began -- The wedge document: a design for design -- Searching for the science -- Paleontology lite and Copernican discoveries -- A conspiracy hunter and a Newton -- Everything except science I -- Everything except science II -- Wedging into power politics -- Religion first - and last.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 231.765 FORPerkins, Mitali
Summary: "A lyrical exploration of the relationship between the natural elements, humanity, and God"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PERPennock, Robert T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 PENLarson, Edward J. (Edward John)
Summary: This course is an enriching examination of the varied elements that so often make this science the object of strong sentiments and heated debate.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2002
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 576.82 LARParker, Andrew
Summary: An acclaimed, paradigm-shifting evolutionary biologist shows how the biblical story of Genesis uncannily reflects recent scientific discoveries--and finds room for divine inspiration within.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 231.7 PARNumbers, Ronald L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 231.7652 NUMAxe, Douglas
Summary: Throughout his distinguished and unconventional career, engineer-turned-molecular-biologist Douglas Axe has been asking the questions that much of the scientific community would rather silence. Now, he presents his conclusions in this brave and pioneering book. Axe argues that the key to understanding our origin is the “design intuition”—the innate belief held by all humans that tasks we would...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 210 AXEDeloria, Vine.
Contents: Do we need a beginning? -- The nature of science -- The primacy of science -- The logic of evolution -- The nature of the present earth history -- The nature of "religion" -- The philosophy/science of other "religions" -- The nature of history -- Efforts at synthesis -- The rocky road ahead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291.175 DELNatus, Uwe
Summary: This colorful picture book tells the story of the seven days of creation. From the formation of the stars to the blessing of all living creatures, kids (ages 5-8) will be delighted with the story of how God spoke the world into existence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sparkhouse Family 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 231 NATSummary: Exposé of the power struggle inside the Texas State Board of Education, the government body that determines what students learn in Texas public schools and, due to the buying power of their system, often the entire country. Showcases how public education has become the latest battleground in a new wave of cultural, religious, and ideological clashes, with Texas education board members advancing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF REVMeyer, Stephen C.
Summary: Charles Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. In what is known today as the "Cambrian explosion," 530 million years ago many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock. In Darwin's Doubt Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 MEYMorris, Henry M. (Henry Madison)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Master Books 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 501 MORNye, Bill.
Summary: Revealing the mechanics of evolutionary theory, the scientist, engineer, and inventor presents a compelling argument for the scientific unviability of creationism and insists that creationism's place in the science classroom is harmful to the future of the greater world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 576.8 NYEScott, Eugenie Carol
Summary: Almost 80 years after the Scopes trial, the debate over the teaching of evolution continues. There is no easy resolution--it is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, educational, and legal implications. [This book] provides an introduction to the many facets of the current debate--the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, the various...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 SCOMyers, PZ (Paul Zachary)
Summary: The creator of the popular science blog "Pharyngula" presents a biting assessment of religious fanaticism that imparts his infectious disdain for such topics as creationism, biblical literalism, and "intelligent design" theory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2013