“Refusing to stoke the cultural wars that swirl at the boundaries of science and faith, Saving Darwin takes the reader on an eye-opening tour of Darwinian evolution. Karl Giberson’s recounting of his personal journey from creationism to a belief informed and enriched by science is a roadmap for Christians struggling with one of the great issues of the day. It should be read by anyone who wants to understand Darwin more completely, and anyone who would add depth and maturity to their faith.”
Kenneth R. Miller
Professor of Biology, Brown University, and author of Finding Darwin’s God
“Saving Darwin provides a stimulating reappraisal of the boundaries of science and a provocative analysis of the challenge that religion faces in coming to grips with the theory of evolution. It is fair to both sides and shows how they have complementary roles to play. If you only have time to read one book on science and religion, this is the one.”
William R. Shea
Galileo Professor of History of Science, University of Padua, Italy
“In Saving Darwin, physicist Karl Giberson offers an intensely personal account of his intellectual journey from creationism to the acceptance of evolution, all the while maintaining his deep Christian faith. By situating his own story in the context of larger social and scientific developments, Giberson’s book can serve as a guide for other Christians on a similar trek.”
Edward J. Larson
Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Summer for the Gods
“The Darwin Wars rage on, but peacemakers on both sides remain undaunted. Karl Giberson makes the case, persuasively and with considerable wit, that there’s no irreconcilable conflict between robust Christian faith and evolutionary biology, rightly understood. One can take exception to this or that aspect of Giberson’s argument - his rejection of “human uniqueness,” for instance - without dissenting from its fundamental claim. This is a wonderfully readable book: human, modest, and wise.”
John Wilson
Editor, Books & Culture
“Karl Giberson here presents a poignant account of his Christian pilgrimage from Creationist to Evolutionist. Along the way he details America’s own pilgrimage from Darwin to Dover, what is not so much a scientific dispute as our leading culture war. He offers a sympathetic historical analysis laced with trenchant criticism of both misguided intelligent design advocates and hard core atheists.”
Owen Gingerich
Author of God’s Universe and Professor Emeritus of Astronomy & History of Science, Harvard University
“Karl Giberson’s frank discussion of how evolution has fared among Christians in America is both sensitive and sensible. It is also an informed guide for those who wonder why Darwin’s science is still so divisive for so many people. I cannot think of a more readable and interesting introduction to the controversy that still surrounds evolution a century and a half after Darwin’s Origins was first published.”
John F. Haught
Senior Fellow, Science & Religion, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University
and author of God After Darwin
“Karl Giberson skillfully unravels the tangled skein of argument about creation and evolution, showing that there need be no incompatibility between Christianity and Darwinism. His writing is lively, in a style that is both informal and informed. This is a book that many will find helpful.”
John Polkinghorne
Author of Belief in God in an Age of Science
“I’’m not convinced that Charles Darwin can be saved, but Karl Giberson, a Christian believer and recovering fundamentalist, clearly does. And he wants his fellow Christians to embrace Darwin, too. Writing in nontechnical, engaging prose, he tells the 150-year story of Christianity’s engagement with evolution, along the way staking out a position midway between Richard Dawkins, the apostle of atheism, and Ken Ham, the huckster of creationism.”
Ronald L. Numbers
Hilldale Professor of the History of Science at University of Wisconsin and author of The Creationists
“There is no better introduction to the 150-year controversy over evolution than Saving Darwin. Giberson covers an amazing amount of history, science, theology, and contemporary cultural analysis in this accessibly written and deeply personal essay. He knows the worlds of Christian fundamentalism and science well and explains each with fairness and good humor.”
Donald Yerxa
Editor of Historically Speaking
“As the science-religion debate rages on in America, Karl Giberson offers a fascinating account of the heated controversies and false assumptions that cloud the judgments of many. He ably challenges those who, on the one hand, claim evolution must lead to agnosticism or atheism and those who, on the other, argue that belief in God requires a creationist view. Giberson’s lively prose and witty style add to the book’s charm. Anyone interested in the ongoing war over human origins or the politics of science and religion will find this a wonderful read.”
Randall J. Stephens
Editor of The Journal of Southern Religion
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