Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. The Promise of Genesis 1
5. 2. William Jennings Bryan, Scientist 23
6. 3. The Republic of Science 37
7. 4. A World without John Dewey 63
8. 5. “A Magnificent Laboratory, a Magnificent Control Room” 95
9. 6. Churching American Soldiers 121
10. 7. Rendezvous at Rancho La Brea 147
11. 8. Two Men of Science 171
12. 9. “Almost a Message from God Himself” 199
13. 10. Transgressing the Heavens 225
14. 11. The Religious Possibilities of Social Science 253
15. 12. The Religion of Science 273
16. 13. Space Gothic in Seattle 297
17. 14. Conclusion 321
18. Notes 325
19. Index 391