{"product_id":"righting-america-at-the-creation-museum-medicine-science-and-religion-in-historical-context-9781421419510","title":"Righting America at the Creation Museum (Medicine  Science  and Religion in Historical Context)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does the popularity of the Creation Museum tell us about the appeal of the Christian right? On May 28  2007  the Creation Museum opened in Petersburg  Kentucky. Aimed at scientifically demonstrating that the universe was created less than ten thousand years ago by a Judeo-Christian god  the museum is hugely popular  attracting millions of visitors over the past eight years. Surrounded by themed topiary gardens and a petting zoo with camel rides  the site conjures up images of a religious Disneyland. Inside  visitors are met by dinosaurs at every turn and by a replica of the Garden of Eden that features the Tree of Life  the serpent  and Adam and Eve. In Righting America at the Creation Museum  Susan L. Trollinger and William Vance Trollinger  Jr.  take readers on a fascinating tour of the museum. The Trollingers vividly describe and analyze its vast array of exhibits  placards  dioramas  and videos  from the Culture in Crisis Room  where videos depict sinful characters watching pornography or considering abortion  to the Natural Selection Room  where placards argue that natural selection doesnt lead to evolution. The book also traces the rise of creationism and the history of fundamentalism in America. This compelling book reveals that the Creation Museum is a remarkably complex phenomenon  at once a natural history museum at odds with contemporary science  an extended brief for the Bible as the literally true and errorless word of God  and a powerful and unflinching argument on behalf of the Christian right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666258518069,"sku":"ByrdShop_1421419513","price":52.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781421419510.jpg?v=1782425548","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/righting-america-at-the-creation-museum-medicine-science-and-religion-in-historical-context-9781421419510","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}