Book | Chapter
Creationist organizations and their activities
pp. 21-46
Abstract
In the previous chapter, the different variants of creationism were presented as concepts or, more specifically, as both different and partly overlapping systems of interpreting the world that also contain a specific perspective of the opposing interpretation system of secular science and, in particular, evolutionary theory. Sociologically, these ideas become relevant (and apprehensible) only when they are expressed via social action (Weber 1978:3–62). It is, therefore, necessary to ask how the social representation of creationism is structured. Who are the creationists, how do they organize themselves, how do they try to make their views public and defend themselves against criticism?
Publication details
Published in:
Kaden Tom (2019) Creationism and anti-creationism in the United States: a sociology of conflict. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 21-46
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99380-5_3
Full citation:
Kaden Tom (2019) Creationist organizations and their activities, In: Creationism and anti-creationism in the United States, Dordrecht, Springer, 21–46.