{"product_id":"the-prism-and-the-rainbow-joel-w-martin-9780801894787","title":"The Prism and the Rainbow: A Christian Explains Why Evolution Is Not a Threat","description":"\u003cp\u003eGod or Darwin? It is one of the most contentious conflicts of our time. It is also completely unnecessary, according to Joel W. Martin, an evolutionary biologist and ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church USA. In this slim but powerful book, Martin argues that it is not contradictory to be a practicing, faithful Christian who accepts the science of evolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin finds that much of the controversy in the United States over evolution is manufactured and predicated on a complete--and sometimes willful--misapprehension of basic science. Science and religion, he says, serve different purposes and each seeks to answer questions that the other need never address. He believes that many of the polarizing debates about evolution distract from the deeper lessons of Christianity and that literal, fundamentalist readings of the Bible require the faithful to reject not just evolution but many of science's greatest discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as the scientific explanation of rainbows is not meant to refute the biblical \"rainbow\" story of God's promise, evolutionary theory is not a ploy to disavow the divine. Indeed, Martin shows that the majority of Christians worldwide accept the theory of evolution. He urges his fellow Christians to refuse to participate in the intellectually stifling debate over evolution and creationism\/intelligent design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel W. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801894786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801894787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 5.86w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 12","brand":"Joel W. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086874751231,"sku":"9780801894787","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05c28166-ce49-4e39-a153-0480eb0b2044.jpg?v=1769097084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-prism-and-the-rainbow-joel-w-martin-9780801894787","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}