Abstract
The Arkansas creation-science trial is obviously a matter of considerable interest to readers of this journal. Geisler, an ASA member, who was a religious/philosophical witness for the State (the losing side) has produced a very helpful book about this trial. It makes no pretense at being a scholarly book and does not have extensive footnotes and bibliography. Neither is the book an example of dispassionate, unbiased reporting. Nevertheless, it is a good book, well-written and timely, especially valuable because of its documentary material. Included are: texts of the law in question; the text of the Louisiana law presently in litigation; synopses of the testimony of all religious, philosophical and scientific witnesses; verbatim extracts from the legal briefs of both sides; a copy of Judge Overton's ruling (he declared the law requiring "balanced treatment," whenever origins was a topic of study in the public schools of Arkansas, to be unconstitutional); and excerpts from print coverage of the trial. Having established that this is a valuable book, several issues need to be raised.