God vs. Darwin : the war between evolution and creationism in the classroom / Mano Singham.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The History behind Inherit the Wind -- 3. The Rising Religious Opposition to Darwin -- 4. The Free Speech Train -- 5. The Scopes Pregame Show -- 6. The Scopes Trial -- 7. The Scopes Appeal -- 8. The History of Religion in U.S. Public Schools -- 9. Religion and the Establishment Clause after Scopes -- 10. Evolution Back in the Courts -- 11. Adam and Eve and Evolution -- 12. The Rise and Pall of "Creation Science" -- 13. Creation Science Born Again As Intelligent Design -- 14. Why Some Hate Evolution: The Wedge Document Revelations -- 15. The Endorsement Test and the "Informed, Reasonable Observer" -- 16. The Dover Policy on Teaching Evolution -- 17. The Dover Verdict -- 18. The Aftershocks of Dover -- 19. What Next? -- 20. The Long View -- Appendix. Court Cases.

"In God vs. Darwin, Mano Singham dissects the legal battle between evolution and creationism in the classroom beginning with the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925 and ending with an intelligent design trial in Dover, Pennsylvania, in 2005. A publicity stunt, the Scopes Monkey trial had less to do with legal precedence than with generating tourism dollars for a rural Tennessee town. But the trial did successfully spark a debate that has lasted more than 80 years and simply will not be quelled despite a succession of seemingly definitive court decisions. In the greatest demonstration of survival, opposition to the teaching of evolution has itself evolved.