From: Free Inquiry | Date: December 22, 1995| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1995 Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Though much ballyhooed by the Christian Right, this book falls far short of its stated purpose: to present the "case against naturalism." Neither scientist nor philosopher, lawyer Phillip Johnson believes "metaphysical naturalism . . . is the metaphysical position that underlies not only contemporary science but the humanities and the so-called social sciences as well" (p. 16). He recognizes that Christian theism must be defended rationally; for, he says, ". . . Christian theists need to consider whether a policy of following truth wherever it may lead truly does end in naturalism. ...

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