Darwin on Trial
| Author | Phillip E. Johnson |
|---|---|
| Published | June 3, 1991 Regnery Gateway (later also published by InterVarsity Press) |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-89526-535-7 |
| OCLC | 22906277 |
| 575 20 | |
| LC Class | QH367.3 .J65 1993 |
Darwin on Trial is a 1991 book by law professor Phillip E. Johnson disputing certain tenants of Neo-Darwinism and promoting other possible solutions which rejecting pure creation science. Johnson wrote the book with the thesis that evolution could be "tried" like a defendant in court. Darwin on Trial became a central text of the intelligent design movement, and Johnson has been described as the "father of ID".