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The Case for...
The Case for a Creator
A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
by Lee Strobel, Jane Vogel
Lee Strobel investigates the latest scientific discoveries to see whether they form a solid basis for believing in God.
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Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature
by Robin Brande
Your best friend hates you. The guy you liked hates you. Your entire group of friends hates you. All because you did the right thing. Welcome to life for Mena, whose year is starting off in the worst way possible. She's been kicked out of her church group and no one will talk to her—not even her own parents. No one except for Casey, her supersmart lab partner in science class, who's pretty funny for the most... (more)
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Remarkable Creatures
by Tracy Chevalier
In the early nineteenth century, a windswept beach along the English coast brims with fossils for those with the eye- From the moment she's struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is marked for greatness. When she uncovers unknown dinosaur fossils in the cliffs near her home, she sets the scientific world alight, challenging ideas about the world-s creation and stimulating debate over our origins.... (more)
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The Greatest Show on Earth
The Evidence for Evolution
by Richard Dawkins
In a brilliant follow-up to his blockbuster The God Delusion, Dawkins lays out the evidence for evolution. It is the definitive book that in a systematic and logical form with examples proves that evolution does take place and denounces the delusion called intelligent design.
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Inherit the Wind
by Jerome Lawrence
One of the most moving and meaningful plays in American theatre--based on the famed Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, in which a Tennessee teacher was tried for teaching evolution--now on Broadway starring Tony Award® Winners Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy, and Directed by Tony Award® Winner Doug Hughes The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman... (more)
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Why Darwin Matters
The Case Against Intelligent Design
by Michael Shermer
A creationist-turned-scientist demonstrates the facts of evolution and exposes Intelligent Design’s real agenda Science is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and “Intelligent Design” campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. In Why Darwin Matters , bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how the newest brand of creationism... (more)
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
by Richard Dawkins
Patiently and lucidly, this Los Angeles Times Book Award and Royal Society of Literature Heinemann Prize winner identifies the aspects of the theory of evolution that people find hard to believe and removes the barriers to credibility one by one. "As readable and vigorous a defense of Darwinism as has been published since 1859."--The Economist.
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Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul
by Kenneth R. Miller
A leading scientist examines the battle between evolution and Intelligent Design in America At the dawn of the twenty- first century, the debate over Darwin’s theory of evolution is nearly as contentious as it was in the notorious Scopes trial a century ago. Today, however, people who believe that evolution is “only a theory” have put their hopes in a concept known as Intelligent Design. In Only a Theory ,... (more)
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Monkey Girl
Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul
by Edward Humes
What should we teach our children about where we come from? Is evolution a lie or good science? Is it incompatible with faith? Have scientists really detected evidence of a creator in nature? From bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes comes a dramatic story of faith, science, and courage unlike any since the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. Monkey Girl takes you behind the scenes of the... (more)
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The Lie: Evolution
by Ken Ham
An eye-opening look at the harmful effects of evolutionary thought on modern culture and religion. Author Ken Ham uses his years of teaching and ministry experience to expose false teaching that is destroying children and families.
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Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism
by David Mills, Dorion Sagan
Clear, concise, and persuasive, Atheist Universe details exactly why God is unnecessary to explain the universe and life's diversity, organization, and beauty. The author thoroughly rebuts every argument that claims to "prove" God's existence — arguments based on logic, common sense, philosophy, ethics, history and science. Atheist Universe avoids the esoteric language used by philosophers and presents its... (more)
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The Fingerprint of God
by Hugh Ross
Dr. Hugh Ross, astromomer, tells the fascinating story of how the latest research into origins not only has sealed the case for divine creation, but has revealed the identity of the Creator Himself.
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Scientific Creationism
by III Morris, Henry M.
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Larklight: Book 1
Larklight
A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space
by Philip Reeve
Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not unique, and a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is entirely the... (more)
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The Language of God
A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
by Francis S. Collins
Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture. Dr. Collins believes that faith in God and faith in science can coexist within a person and be harmonious. In The Language of God he makes his case for God and for science. He has heard... (more)
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Why Evolution Is True
by Jerry A. Coyne
Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant “intelligent design,” there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned—the evidence , the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection. Even Richard Dawkins and Stephen Jay Gould, while extolling the beauty of evolution and examining case studies, have not... (more)
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Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk
by Massimo Pigliucci
Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution, despite it being one of science’s best-established findings. More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link can been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, despite near consensus... (more)
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Genesis Record : A Scientific and Devotional Commentary on the Bookof Beginnings
by III Morris, Henry M.
The Genesis Record is the only commentary on the complete book of Genesis written by a creationist scientist. Written as a narrative exposition rather than a critical verse-by-berse analysis, the book is equally useful to both the theologically trained and the layperson.
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The Gentlemen's Conspiracy
by Nick Daniels
London, 1836. A young aristocrat is murdered after finding incriminating letters from a secret society.When amateur geologist Daniel Young inquires about his friend’s murder, he discovers a plot to overthrow the king of England.Plunged into a crisis of faith and separated from the woman he loves, Daniel must stop the killer before becoming the next victim. He soon realizes that the conspiracy... (more)
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Refuting Evolution: A Handbook for Students, Parents, and Teachers Countering the Latest Arguments for Evolution
by Jonathan Sarfati, Ken Ham
A creationist response to the National Academy of Science’s Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science. The latter, distributed nationwide to thousands of public school teachers, is an effort to saturate students with evolutionary concepts. Refuting Evolution is a cogent rebuttal, carefully examining the points raised in the NAS booklet: science and religion; natural selection; bird evolution; astronomy;... (more)

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