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Taking Leave of Darwin
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In a New Book, Longtime Agnostic Dumps Darwin

Critics of intelligent design will have a hard time maligning Neil Thomas as a “creationist in a cheap tuxedo.” Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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A Philosopher Takes on Meyer’s God Hypothesis

What was missing until now is a weighing of the philosophical side of Dr. Meyer's argument, on which much depends. Read More ›
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Photo: Gertrude Himmelfarb on Booknotes, with Brian Lamb, in 1995 via YouTube (screenshot).

#10 Story of 2020: Farewell to Gertrude Himmelfarb

It is comforting to know that Himmelfarb never lost her intellectual acuity or her moral passion on the subject. Read More ›
Lennox Against the Tide
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Against the Tide: Oxford’s John Lennox Describes Kinship with C. S. Lewis

"I owe him an immense amount because although he wasn’t a scientist, he understood science. He understood the implications and the philosophy of science." Read More ›
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The Education of Mark Studdock in That Hideous Strength

Mark is lured away from his teaching position at Bracton College to become part of the massive research effort known as the N.I.C.E. Read More ›
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The Main Argument of The Abolition of Man

Lewis foresees a class of men called “the Conditioners.” The Conditioners have “seen through” all attempts to ground behaviour in any ultimate truth. Read More ›
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Remembering Our Friend Jon Buell, Intelligent Design’s “Matchmaker”

If others have been hailed as the “father of intelligent design” (Michael Behe) or the “godfather” (Phillip Johnson), then Jon Buell was the “matchmaker.” Read More ›
Gertrude Himmelfarb

Farewell to Gertrude Himmelfarb, Brutally Honest Historian of the “Darwinian Revolution”

Written in 1959, her monumental book, Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution, continues to tower over Whiggish studies on the subject. Read More ›
Doug Axe
Photo: Doug Axe, in “The Problem with Theistic Evolution,” via Crossway Books.

Douglas Axe on Polarized Science, the Reliability of the Design Intuition, and More

Dr. Axe continues his conversation with radio host Eric Metaxas. Read More ›

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