| dc.description.abstract | Creation myths are an integral part of every culture and religious tradition. To
some extent, creationist could refer to any adherent who recognizes their particular
creation story as true or finds the thesis that the world's structure and contents
can be adequately explained only by postulating at least one intelligent designer, a
creator god, to be compelling. However, how God created the universe is a point of
contention and mass division for Christians rife with theological, philosophical, and
scientific concerns. Finding prominence in the latter half of the twentieth century,
Young Earth Creationism (YEC) is a powerful antievolutionary force speaking for
some half of Americans and on the rise in other parts of the world. The purpose of this
paper is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of YEC in the context of the relationship
between religion and science. The centerpiece of the paper will be an in-depth review
of the Answers in Genesis (AiG) Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, including
interviews with the staff and founders. | en |
