Henry Buhl Library: SSFT: Resources for Studies in Science, Faith, & Technology: Find Books

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The Princeton Guide to Evolution
Call Number: QH 367 .P85 2014
A comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions.

Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design
Provides an overview of the history of science and religion, Darwin, creationism vs. intelligent design, the relationship between religion and the American education system, and more.

Past Masters This link opens in a new window
Past Masters is the largest collection of primary source full-text electronic editions in philosophy.

Charles Darwin's Library
"Charles Darwin’s Library is a digital edition and virtual reconstruction of the surviving books owned by Charles Darwin... In this first release (2011) we provide 330 of the 1480 titles in his library, concentrating on the most heavily annotated books."
E-Books & Online Books
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Apologetics
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
Bible and evolution
Cloning
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543
Creationism
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Evolution
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Genetic engineering
Intelligent design (Teleology)
Life on other planets
Naturalism
Positivism
Religion and medicine
Religion and science
Stem cells
Teleology

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