American Muslim undergraduates' views on evolution
[Thesis]
Khadija Engelbrecht Fouad
Akerson, Valarie L.
Indiana University
2016
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Committee members: Buck, Gayle A.; Gliboff, Sander J.; Sherwood, Robert D.
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-73480-4
Ph.D.
Education
Indiana University
2016
A qualitative investigation into American Muslim undergraduates' views on evolution revealed three main positions on evolution: theistic evolution, a belief in special creation of all species, and a belief in special creation of humans with evolution for all non-human species. One can conceive of the manner in which respondents chose their respective positions on evolution as a means of reconciling their religious beliefs with scientific evidence in support of current evolutionary theory.
Islamic Studies; Higher education
Social sciences;Education;Biological evolution;Islamic students;Nature of science