Editing Darwin on Trial (section)

{{Short description|1991 book by Phillip E. Johnson}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Darwin on Trial
| image  = Darwin on Trial.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| author = [[Phillip E. Johnson]]
| cover_artist =
| published = June 3, 1991 [[Regnery Publishing|Regnery Gateway]] (later also published by [[InterVarsity Press]])
| media_type = Print (hardcover and paperback)
| pages =
| size_weight =
| isbn = 978-0-89526-535-7
| dewey= 575 20
| congress= QH367.3 .J65 1993
| oclc= 22906277
}}

'''''Darwin on Trial''''' is a 1991 book by law professor [[Phillip E. Johnson]] disputing tenets of science and [[evolution]] and promoting [[creationism]].  Johnson wrote the book with the thesis that evolution could be "tried" like a defendant in court. ''Darwin on Trial'' became a central text of the [[intelligent design movement]], and Johnson has been described as the "father of ID".<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Stewart | first1 = Robert | title = Intelligent design: William A. Dembski Michael Ruse in dialogue | year = 2007 | publisher = Fortress Press | location = Minneapolis, MN | isbn = 978-0-8006-6218-9 | page = 2 
| quote = Most observers, both within and without the ID community, recognize University of California Berkeley law professor Phillip E, Johnson as the father of ID, and his 1991 book, ''Darwin on Trial'' [...] as a landmark moment in the history of the movement.
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[[Eugenie Scott]] wrote that, in her opinion, the book "teaches little that is accurate about either the nature of science, or the topic of evolution. It is recommended neither by scientists nor educators."<ref name = Scott>{{cite journal| url = http://ncse.com/cej/12/2/review-article-darwin-trial-by-phillip-johnson | title = Review of Johnson's Darwin on Trial | last = Scott | first = EC |author2=Sager TC | author-link = Eugenie Scott | journal = Creation Evolution Journal | volume = 12 | publisher = [[National Center for Science Education]] | issue = 2 | pages = 47–56 | year = 1992 | access-date = 2009-04-01}}</ref> Scott pointed out in a second review that "the criticisms of evolution [Johnson] offers are immediately recognizable as originating with the '[[Creation science|scientific]]' creationists".<ref name = Scott1993>
{{cite journal | url = http://ncse.com/cej/13/2/darwin-prosecuted-review-johnsons-darwin-trial | title = Darwin Prosecuted: Review of Johnson's Darwin on Trial | last = Scott | first = EC | author-link = Eugenie Scott | journal = Creation Evolution Journal | volume = 13 | issue = 2 | pages = 36–47 | year = 1993 }}
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