Angela Rawlett is a college student facing a personal dilemma.
Wanting to be a veterinarian, she had planned to major in
biology. But this will involve studying evolution, which seems
to be in conflict with her Christian faith. Angela's father
scoffed at the idea that whales are descended from land mammals
that returned to the sea, and pointedly asked his daughter
whether college was turning her away from God's word. And in bio
lab, Angela is teased about her religion by her oafish fellow
student, Lenny. Angela is a fictional character whose story is
interwoven through The Evolution Dialogues: Science,
Christianity, and the Quest for Understanding. The book,
published by the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS), is an unusual offering for a scientific society
in its focus on religious issues. Targeted especially at
Christian adult-education classes, The Evolution Dialogues
contributes a thoughtful discussion to the highly charged debate
about evolution and its implications. Written by Ca