In this article, I respond to Malik’s analysis of positions on common descent (“Creationism, Human exceptionalism, Adamic and No exceptions”), regarding their metaphysical hermeneutic compatibility with al-Ghazali’s approach. As a “no exceptions” proponent, offer number Jewish theological sources that support position, argue assessment stance as scientistic. Due my divergence from Malik fundame...

Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was born two centuries ago. The Origin of Species was published in 1859, 150 yr ago. The theory of biological evolution by natural selection, as first proposed by Darwin, is the central organizing principle of biology. Indeed, as the great evolutionist Theodosius Dobzhansky asserted in 1973 in an address to the American Association of Biology Teachers, ‘‘Nothing in bi...

10 11 Abstract Acceptance of evolution by educators of prospec12 tive teachers remains superficially studied despite their role 13 in having mentored school teachers whose weak support to 14 evolution is known. Here, we contrast the views of New 15 England educators of prospective teachers (n062; 87% Ph. 16 D./doctorate holders in 32 specializations) with those of the 17 general faculty (n0244;...

Ernst Mayr, the renowned evolutionary biologist and champion of Darwin, celebrated his 100 th birthday earlier this month by leading a scathing attack on creationism. The evolutionary biologist, acclaimed as one of the most prolific researchers, has no intention of retiring and is shortly to publish new research that dismantles the fashionable creationist doctrine of 'intelligent design'. Altho...

Atlantic Books have begun to publish this year a series of texts titled ‘Books that shook the world’, which, rightly, includes a new biography of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species by Janet Browne. And some new shaking definitely seems to be in order. Darwinism appears under increasing challenge as ‘creationism’ and ‘intelligent design’ continue to creep into curricula, particularly in the US a...