Terrorism in the Evolution Wars: Mass Media and Human Nature
Antievolutionist and New Atheist pundits invoke the specter of terrorism in widely distributed mass media. Notably, allusions to terrorism within such Evolution Wars communications are frequently associated with discourse on human nature, morality, and values. Such discourse includes references to s...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2016]
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Theology and science
Year: 2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 495-517 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CF Christianity and Science NBD Doctrine of Creation RH Evangelization; Christian media |
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Summary: | Antievolutionist and New Atheist pundits invoke the specter of terrorism in widely distributed mass media. Notably, allusions to terrorism within such Evolution Wars communications are frequently associated with discourse on human nature, morality, and values. Such discourse includes references to substantive and relational traits linked with human distinctiveness, as well as the moral implications of evolution and religion. This paper examines broadcasts disseminated by the most media vocal Darwin skeptics and New Atheists, revealing the ways in which the dread of terrorism is married to discussions of evolutionary theory. |
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ISSN: | 1474-6700 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2016.1231983 |