InterVarsity to publish pro-evolution book.

I really enjoyed this article from Inside Higher Ed that covers what the folks at the BioLogos Foundation are doing to fight back against Kirk Cameron's anti-Darwin campus hit squads. Cameron, if you haven't heard, is visiting secular colleges to give away a "special edition" of Origin of the Species, complete with an introduction that smears Darwin and uses pseudoscience to dismiss the impact of Darwin's discoveries. The folks BioLogos, meanwhile, are creating a series of pro-Darwinian workshops and science curricula for Christian colleges.

Most interesting to me was that BioLogos has signed a publishing deal for its defense of Darwin books with InterVarsity Press, a move that is sure to give critics pause. There are few organizations with better "Christian" credentials than IV. If they're willing to explore an alternate view of the science/faith debate, perhaps others will open their ears as well.

Check out "Darwin's Darkest Hour" on PBS! (plus the art of Darwin @ the Fitzwilliam Museum)

I'm excited about the new season of Nova, which is focusing on evolution. Last night the season kicked off with something new for the Nova series: Darwin's Darkest Hour, an excellent two-hour scripted drama starring Ian Henry Cusick (Desmond from Lost) as Charles Darwin. The movie depicts some of the same situations covered in the controversial Creation (starring Paul Bettany), so it'll be interesting to see which film better captures the Darwin story. I'm kinda rooting for the Nova special. In any case, you can watch it online at PBS.

In bonus Darwin news, I'd trade my pinky toe to visit the Endless Forms: Charles Darwin art exhibit at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, which examines the impact of evolutionary science on the world of visual expression. Fortunately, the museum has put together a fantastic-looking collection of podcasts I hope to work through over the next few days. Topics include "The Predatory Ape: Sex, Simians and Society in Nineteenth-Century Europe" and "Darwin, Design and Christianity." Excited!